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Ron Wyden: “The real median earnings... have stayed virtually flat over the last 35 years.”

On the recordMarch 12, 2014
The real median earnings... have stayed virtually flat over the last 35 years.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Highlights stagnation of median earnings despite increased productivity.

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