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[–] fuser@quex.cc 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The US has historically low unemployment, but real wages have stagnated for more than 50 years.

The economy is actually pretty great -- for those at the top. Not so much for those doing the real work:

unemployment chart

real wages chart