For lower-wage workers, the people who are working paycheck to paycheck, real wages are up.
Chris Van Hollen: “For lower-wage workers, the people who are working paycheck to paycheck, real wages are up.”
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Van Hollen notes that real wages have increased for lower-wage workers despite rising prices.
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