Monday, November 4, 2013

Hey! How About This Economic Recovery?

Last year the median wage hit its lowest level since 1998, revealing that at least half of American workers are being left behind as the economy slowly recovers from the Great Recession.

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The median wage — half of workers make more, half less — came to $27,519 last year, virtually unchanged from 2011. Measured in 2012 dollars, the median wage was down $4.

  alJazeera
Lowest wages in 15 years, and that’s if you HAVE a job. No to mention: prices have not gone down in that time.
But at the top, wages soared.
Bringing the AVERAGE wage up. And what a surprise.

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