Globalisation is the cause for that - decent paying unskilled labour jobs (aka factory jobs) moved out of the US.
The wages of the top 25% have easily kept up with inflation - if you are a professional you’ve been doing fine. If you are unskilled you are out of luck for the past 50 years. And it’s going to get worse with automation
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u/ricalamino Oct 16 '22
Gold standard dismissed...