Published 8/1/2008
by rsinderbrand
at CNN Political Ticker
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) – When it comes to stagnating wages, Barack Obama and John McCain agree on one thing: Americans are suffering. And that's about all they agree on.
The presidential candidates have starkly different plans on how to reverse the years-long slide in workers' incomes. Democrat Obama's proposals of creating jobs through government investments are [...]
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