Inequality in wages is at an all time high. Losing Ground at Work. During the last twenty years, three out of four U.S. wage earners have lost ground on the job. In real terms, this means that people's wages have not kept up with inflation or that workers have lost some portion of benefits they previously had. Instead of having a pension or 100 percent health care coverage, many workers now have no retirement security or pay some or all of their health care costs.
Many workers are now temporary or part-time workers with no benefits.
Some have lost their jobs and have not been able to find a comparable paying job or any job at all. This means a lot of people are feeling the sands shifting beneath their feet. A generation ago, people were more likely to know where they would be working in five years. Today, half of the population says they feel no employer loyalty nor job security. The Rising Tide is Lifting Only the Yachts.