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8. Its not that wages have fallen in purchasing power it is that the wages have been stagnant.

Thu Feb 25, 2021, 08:18 PM

Feb 2021

Had they not been stagnant the minimum wage people would be earning would be about 23 to 24 dollars an hour.

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Shouldn't the word be demongraphics? nt Xipe Totec Feb 2021 #1

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The one thing that seems to be left out of this analysis marked50 Feb 2021 #6

Stagnant wages + inflation equal a fall in purchasing power Warpy Feb 2021 #10

I sincerely hope this research isn't as flawed as it sounds? amcgrath Feb 2021 #9

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