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wonder how much of it is K-shaped. if is payouts for execs, capital gains and alike are boosting aggregate.

Median specifically avoids outliers at both ends of the continuum like that.

Always an excuse, huh? Both mean and median wages are up. Sorry this doesn’t suit your narrative.

Dude, inflation is eating away at any gains from the 3% yearly wage bump. Like in the last 5 years, the cost of goods and services has nearly doubled.

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