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Re:Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capital... by aeternum on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @05:56PM (#22428366)
According to this real wages have been rising for the last 30 years: https://www.factcheck.org/2019/06/are-wages-rising-or-flat/
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Re:Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capital... by monocasa on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @06:01PM (#22428414)
Average has, median has not.

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/08/07/for-most-us...

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Re:Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capital... by aeternum on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @08:26PM (#22429462)
The FRED seems to disagree: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEPAINUSA672N
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Re:Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capital... by refurb on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @06:05PM (#22428444)
Your ignoring total compensation as wages are only one part of it.

Total compensation at all income levels has vastly outstripped inflation over the past 50 years.

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Re:Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capital... by monocasa on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @06:48PM (#22428806)
[citation needed]

Median is $60k household. People making $30k each aren't having side perks thrown at them.

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Re:Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capital... by refurb on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @07:32PM (#22429115)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/us/politics/wage-growth-b...
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Re:Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capital... by monocasa on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @07:39PM (#22429176)
That's average, not median.
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