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On the recordSeptember 11, 2017
that has real implications, for example, politically where there is a narrative that real wages have not gone up in the last generation.
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the impact of inflation measurement on the narrative of wage growth.

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