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Re:Inflation rises 7.5% over past year, more than expected a... by hmate9 on Thursday February 10, 2022 @10:26AM (#30287435)
real wages are not keeping up with inflation
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Re:Inflation rises 7.5% over past year, more than expected a... by bladegash on Thursday February 10, 2022 @10:32AM (#30287535)
What is your source? From the article:

“ The burst in inflation has muted the sizeable earnings growth workers have seen. Real average hourly earnings rose just 0.1% for the month, as the 0.7% monthly gain in wages was almost completely wiped out by the 0.6% inflation gain.”

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Re:Inflation rises 7.5% over past year, more than expected a... by bitshiftfaced on Thursday February 10, 2022 @06:40PM (#30294469)
Real median wages is a good indicator of what most people are going through:

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LES1252881600Q

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