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Re:The Long History of Nobody Wants to Work Anymore by kaashif on Sunday July 30, 2023 @12:48PM (#36933132)
> The generated wealth simply doesn't make it to the workforce.

Some of it does - real wages in the US are higher than in the past: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LES1252881600Q

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Re:The Long History of Nobody Wants to Work Anymore by thedragonline on Sunday July 30, 2023 @03:48PM (#36935203)
Let me contextualize that "some" for you: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=17rEg

Real wages have effectively flat-lined over the past 50+ years.

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