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Re:Recent Graduates Are Most Likely to Work in Sales, Making... by Frondo on Thursday May 18, 2017 @02:40PM (#14369850)
Wages have been stagnant since the 1980s:

http://www.epi.org/publication/charting-wage-stagnation/

Lots more to read here:

https://www.google.com/#q=wages+flat+since+1980

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Re:Recent Graduates Are Most Likely to Work in Sales, Making... by faet on Thursday May 18, 2017 @03:10PM (#14370151)
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/COMPRNFB

Total compensation per hour has increased 44% since the 80s.

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Re:Recent Graduates Are Most Likely to Work in Sales, Making... by yummybits on Friday May 19, 2017 @09:43PM (#14380596)
While the COL has increased by 200%.
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