2 observations... 1) I recall being in an investors meeting in 2007 where the downward trend was pushed as a good thing. (If you're a shareholder, you want t

2 observations... 1) I recall being in an investors meeting in 2007 where the downward trend was pushed as a good thing. (If you're a shareholder, you want to keep the $) 2) The last time it went back towards the workers was during the recession. This tells me that it's more of a story of corporate profit growth than how much people are able to capture. (Corporate profits have more volatility than compensation)