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People are not growing poorer, they are growing richer

https://www.bls.gov/charts/usual-weekly-earnings/usual-weekly-earnings-over-time-total-men-women.htm

People make more money now than before the pandemic, even inflation adjusted

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Don’t come here with your data and upset our dearly held opinions.

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Inflation adjusted looking pretty flat and that’s if you trust their optimistic inflation calculations that likely underestimate it. Housing, education, and health care greatly outpace inflation btw, but hey, at least TVs are cheaper.

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