On the Left
I&#x27;m wondering where this &quot;overwhelming evidence&quot; is. If you look at the stats, the US economy is doing fine. Over the past 25 years, inflation-adjusted income for non-supervisory employment (aka workers, not managers) has remained stable or increased.[1] Inflation-adjusted household income has remained stable over that same time.[2] Unemployment is at 4.7%. If these are signs of &quot;extreme problems&quot;, then every developed economy on the planet is coming apart.<p>So as interesting as Tim Bray&#x27;s five point plan sounds, I&#x27;d prefer to be in the control group. Of <i>course</i> the status quo has problems (don&#x27;t get me started). But big changes (especially ones that increase state control of the economy) tend to be catastrophic.<p>1. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;krugman.blogs.nytimes.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;11&#x2F;12&#x2F;on-income-stagnation&#x2F;?_r=0" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;krugman.blogs.nytimes.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;11&#x2F;12&#x2F;on-income-stagna...</a><p>2. See the chart halfway down: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;11&#x2F;11&#x2F;upshot&#x2F;the-great-wage-slowdown-looming-over-politics.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;11&#x2F;11&#x2F;upshot&#x2F;the-great-wage-slow...</a>