Endnotes

Introduction

1 Ronald Reagan narrative is from http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/politics/2008/01/17/the-actor-and-the-detail-man.html.

1 Narrative on average CEO wage is from “2008 Trends in CEO Pay,” http://www.aflcio.org/corporatewatch/paywatch/pay/index.cfm.

1 Narrative on average weekly earnings is from the National Center for Education and the Economy, Tough Choices for Tough Times, New York, New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2007, p. 5.

2 Narrative on CNN Opinion Research Corp. poll is from http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/24/cafferty.economy/index.html.

2 Narrative on decline in pension plan coverage is from “The Decline of Private-Sector Defined Benefit Promises and Annuity Payments: What Will It Mean?” Employee Benefit ...

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