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People complaining about real wages are for the most part just out of date. Your data shows about a 0.9% growth compounded per year over the last 10 years - and a 0.17% growth compounded per year over the 35 years before that. The numbers were effectively stagnant for my entire childhood and adolescence. (I'm Canadian, but I imagine the picture has the same basic shape here.)


Being able to consume .2% compounded more per year with no increase in labor just for free is pretty nice!




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