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Report: 10 Ways to Rebuild the Middle Class For Hardworking Americans Making Work Pay in the 21 st Century Economy

Shared Prosperity vs. Income Inequality

As Costs Rise, Wages Stagnate

10 Real Solutions

1. Make Every Job a Good Job

2. Fix the Minimum Wage

3. Save Good Public & Private Jobs

4. Ensure Health & Retirement Security

5. Uphold Freedom to Join a Union

6. Make the Modern Workplace Pro-Family

7. Stop Wage Theft

8. Require That Your Boss Be Your Employer

9. Give Unemployed Workers a Real, Fresh Start

10. Toughen Laws Protecting Worker Safety & Health

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