Except lower class people got the highest increases in wages over the last few years. It's only the top 5% that haven't netted out far ahead, and they're basically at the same level as before.

Yeah, was going to comment the same. Pretty clear evidence of a lot of wage compression the past few years https://www.nber.org/papers/w31010 https://www.ft.com/content/f32d4927-a182-4d7c-bf2d-dd915ef84...

When you bring this up people call it "gaslighting" because positive news can't be real. It's honestly bizarre.

Your data ironically cannot be viewed unless you are a paying member.

And how has the cost of living/housing/transportation increased? And not just over 5 years. Over decades. How much more are they actually saving compared to 10 or 20 years ago? The reason why your points are considered "gaslighting" by others is because you are addressing the wrong questions.

> If you are a blue collar or middle class worker

This. All of my friends are blue collar workers. It's been getting tougher for them year after year. It's been difficult to watch at times.

The ones who have gone to work for themselves fare better, but it hasn't gotten any easier for those grinding it out on an hourly wage.