By Nomi Prins
December 13, 2018
As we head
into 2019, leaving the chaos of this year behind, a major question remains
unanswered when it comes to the state of Main Street, not just here but across
the planet. If the global economy really is booming, as many politicians claim,
why are leaders and their parties around the world continuing to get booted out
of office in such a sweeping fashion?
One
obvious answer: the post-Great Recession economic “recovery” was largely
reserved for the few who could participate in the rising financial markets of
those years, not the majority who continued to work longer hours, sometimes at
multiple jobs, to stay afloat. In other words, the good times have left out so
many people, like those struggling to keep even a few hundred dollars
in their bank accounts to cover an emergency or the 80% of American
workers who live paycheck to paycheck.
