The reason why average wages did not increased substantially in the last 20 years is : competition from foreign companies has decreased for low skilled workers many of the companies opted to transfer the low-skilled job to the countries with cheaper labor costs such as the countries in south america and south asia
A secular community means that the religion and related aspects does not include influence the lives and the social interactions of the members in the community.
They would have to pay attention because the voice of the people is what makes presidents, vice presidents etc go into office. Our voice is what makes this country strong.
These people believed our way of life was superior to the way of living in other countries. Another reason why we pursued a policy of imperialism was because we wanted to be viewed as a world power. ... We didn't have these colonies and felt we needed them to be viewed as a strong country.