tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605176388049942926.post2195046913267973458..comments2023-10-24T03:31:22.503-04:00Comments on Smells Like Nag Champa: Just another regular old SundayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605176388049942926.post-59801466455348764452008-12-30T10:09:00.000-05:002008-12-30T10:09:00.000-05:00BTW, time period for statistics in last post is 19...BTW, time period for statistics in last post is 1979-2005Grandpa Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05320204572004673973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605176388049942926.post-17646003906426565162008-12-30T10:07:00.000-05:002008-12-30T10:07:00.000-05:00Here's another cross-national comparison thought--...Here's another cross-national comparison thought--somewhat repetitive of my earlier ideas. As I think of White Tiger and the exploitation of the working class, I wonder if many American workers would feel similarly exploited. I'm reading the 2006/07 edition of the State of Working America and noting that wage growth for the bottom 60% of the labor force has been minimal for all and negative for male workers (10-60th percentile of all male workers!!!)<BR/><BR/>Americans are often told that we should remember that small business is the engine of job growth, but we could ask how workers in small businesses are faring. I think some might feel the same way lower caste workers in India feel--stuck with being subservient and vacillating between gratitude at having a job (today) to angry that their job has limited opportunity for advancement. <BR/><BR/>I will look forward to discussing this further and hearing your observations over the next 9 months.<BR/><BR/>Much Love<BR/><BR/>GrampaGGrandpa Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05320204572004673973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605176388049942926.post-68208718192268033222008-12-28T16:38:00.000-05:002008-12-28T16:38:00.000-05:00This picture reminds me of one of my first days in...This picture reminds me of one of my first days in India with Chris. A boy with a Cobra was hustling at one of the tourist sites and suggested some outlandish price for showing his Cobra. Chris exclaimed, "What do you think you are, a medical doctor!!?" The price was adjusted as I remember. Chris may remember this differently (memory of senior citizens not always reliable).Grandpa Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05320204572004673973noreply@blogger.com