NOTES

1. “The Great Prosperity, 1949–1979; The Great Regression, 1980–Now,” New York Times, September 4, 2011. Also based on information from Robert B. Reich, University of California, Berkeley; “The State of Working America” by the Economic Policy Institute; Thomas Piketty, Paris School of Economics, and Emmanuel Saez, University of California, Berkeley; the U.S. Census Bureau; the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; and the Federal Reserve.

2. “Productivity and Costs: Second Quarter 2011, Preliminary,” news release, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 9, 2011.

3. “Second Quarter 2011 Productivity Growth Revised Downward,” The Editor’s Desk, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 9, 2011.

4. “The Great Prosperity, 1949–1979; The Great Regression, ...

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