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Jeff Merkley: “What has essentially happened since 1974 is that, inflation adjusted, the wages of working Americans have stayed flat…”

On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
What has essentially happened since 1974 is that, inflation adjusted, the wages of working Americans have stayed flat for 35 years.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley discusses the stagnation of wages compared to rising college costs.

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