Henry Blodget writes: Inequality in this country has hit a level that has been seen only once in the nation’s history, and unemployment has reached a level that has been seen only once since the Great Depression. And, at the same time, corporate profits are at a record high.
In other words, in the never-ending tug-of-war between “labor” and “capital,” there has rarely—if ever—been a time when “capital” was so clearly winning.
![wages-chart](http://warincontext.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/wages-chart.png)
Wages as a percent of the US economy are the lowest they have ever been.
![corporate-profits-chart](http://warincontext.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/corporate-profits-chart.png)
Corporate profits are at an all-time high
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