I saw zn’s meme about Costs and Wages in the meme thread, and thought, “10% increase in wages since 1978? That can’t be right.”
So I looked it up. The first thing I found was this great piece from the EPI – which says wages are up 9.2% since 1973.
Wage Stagnation in Nine Charts
Wage Stagnation in Nine Charts
And a Policy Agenda:
Policy Agenda
This is a great web site. All kinds of great economic information.
Wage Calculator…what you SHOULD be making
Wage Calculator
The Agenda to Raise Pay:
The Agenda to Raise America’s Pay
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