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In reply to the discussion: In 1981, I was a full time stock clerk at an Ohio Big Bear grocery store making 12.60 an hour [View all]Johnny2X2X
(19,498 posts)Inflation has been low for a loing time, we had a temporary spike because of Covid. So getting people whining about inflation is an effective distraction on the Right from getting people talking about wage growth.
Reaganomics allowed wage growth to just stop for years and years. It's why we're where we are, with 63% of Americans in such dire straits that they say any $400 emergency wouldn't be something they could handle without going into more debt.
And all of this is why yesterday's trip to Michigan from the President is so important. For a President to stand with workers and demand more pay for them is a monumental thing in modern history. Trump and other Republican presidents have literally said wages need to be lower than they are. Biden gets it, workers need to be able to have a life off from their work.