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Re:Most tech revolutions made work worse for employees by anonymars on Wednesday August 05, 2026 @05:26PM (#49189257)
> Comp over GDP is slightly down, but is still increasing overall...

> https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LEU0252881600A

That graph does not represent Comp over GDP so it does not show it "is still increasing overall"

> The original parent claim was:...

Maybe so, but my post is a direct response to

> ...the increasing share of the economy consumed by the government...

> [the hourly wage] is a misleading statistic. The actual statistic is "total employee compensation"

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Re:Most tech revolutions made work worse for employees by s1artibartfast on Wednesday August 05, 2026 @07:27PM (#49190449)
So you agree that real salaries and compensation are not down since 1970? That is my main point.
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Re:Most tech revolutions made work worse for employees by anonymars on Thursday August 06, 2026 @09:27PM (#49204856)
Sure, I never said otherwise
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