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minus-squaremwguy@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months ago$30 of increase since the 1980s is entirely are up by problems in how we measure CPI. Even the understatement in housing alone would eat up that “increase.”
minus-squarenbafantest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months ago$30 of real wages increase. Yes we do have a housing shortage, but OP is wrong about wages not increasing
minus-squaremwguy@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·11 months agoSystemic problems in how we measure “real” dollars have probably outpaced $30 in that timeframe.
$30 of increase since the 1980s is entirely are up by problems in how we measure CPI. Even the understatement in housing alone would eat up that “increase.”
$30 of real wages increase.
Yes we do have a housing shortage, but OP is wrong about wages not increasing
Systemic problems in how we measure “real” dollars have probably outpaced $30 in that timeframe.