Well, I will conclude with one last question, and that is, up through about the mid-1970s, as productivity increased, the wages of working Americans increased.
Jeff Merkley: “Well, I will conclude with one last question, and that is, up through about the mid-1970s, as productivity increased…”
On the recordAugust 4, 2010
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Merkley highlights the correlation between productivity and wage growth until the mid-1970s.
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