![]() ![]() ![]() As counterintuitive as it may sound, the military provides an alternative to the brutalities of modern economy. But perhaps the clearest example of a job that resists, at least to some degree, the vagaries of market demand is the military. Police and firefighter unions are too strong (and their work too dangerously complex) to imagine a near future of part-time contract workers with no benefits responding to armed robberies or industrial fires. ![]() Registered nursing is expected to experience nation-wide shortages until at least 2030, giving such workers bargaining power that helps them avoid being replaced. adults struggle with joblessness, near poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives, a sign of deteriorating economic security and an elusive American dream.”īut a few jobs buck these trends by their very nature. According to a recent Associated Press poll, “Four out of five U.S. Real wages for workers have been stagnant since the late ‘70s and have actually fallen since 2007. As Bernie Sanders frequently mentions in his stump speeches, the top 1 percent of workers in America earn more than the bottom 50 percent combined. Economic insecurity is an important theme this election cycle. ![]()
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