"Now consider what's been happening to the bulk of the American population, the ordinary men and women who have to work for a living somewhere below the stratosphere of the top corporate executives. Between 2000 and 2006, labor productivity in the non-farm sector of the economy rose by an impressive 18 percent. But workers were not paid for that impressive effort. During that period, according to Mr. Sum, the inflation-adjusted weekly wages of workers increased by just 1 percent.

"That's $3.20 a week."

Don't read too much into it, my readers, or you would all want to go to American and become one of those big bosses at one of those big companies.

Well, my advice is: Don't go. The more of you go, the more of you will end up among the "$3.20 a week" group. Whacky to say, I know. But you have to realize the "$3.20 a week" masses are the ones who make that kind of big pay days possible for the big bosses in the first place.

Kidding aside, I think you can at least master "out of whack" the American English expression. That may not be much compensation, I mean consolation, to speak of, but who knows? It might come in handy, you know, in case you did go to America and have your own whack at the American Dream.

In case, that is, you didn't think you could realize your whatchamacallit right here.

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