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> The US Department of Labor measures wages, and adjusted for inflation the hourly wage is below what it was in 1973. This is just blatantly untrue according t
by john-h-k 1mo ago
> The US Department of Labor measures wages, and adjusted for inflation the hourly wage is below what it was in 1973.
This is just blatantly untrue according to your source.
Hourly wages have been consistently growing since the 90s, after the big retraction in the 70s/80s. They exceeded 1973 in 2019 and are higher now.