the roof while of course middle class wages have flatlined. why is that? the reason the vulture chart exists because of the attack on unions and workers in the country which has been effective. unions are the back bone of america and give a voice to worker who's don't have one. this would have been the case in the situation with home care providers. unions keep workers safe and wages competitive. as union membership drops, so does the share of middle class income in this country. since the early 1970s, union member shl has decreased dramatically. the conservatives are winning this battle, folks. there's a coordinated right wing attack to move that chart even lower. for republicans, it's all about political power. and of course it's about the money. if republicans can kill unions there will be fewer democratic voters, it's a fact. this is the mission of the conservative movement in the country, destroy the infrastukt tour of the democratic base. before the 2012 election, karl