> Wages for most people have been stagnant or declining Wage growth has been slower than you'd expect because healthcare is getting much more expensive, so the

> Wages for most people have been stagnant or declining Wage growth has been slower than you'd expect because healthcare is getting much more expensive, so the increase is hidden in a worker's benefits, rather than being revealed in higher wages. Overall compensation is increasing: http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2007/10/have-median-wag.html http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2007/10... Unfortunately, most workers don't realize that their healthcare costs have a zero-sum relationship to their wages. This graph shows that point very well: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2009/10/will_lower_health-care_costs_m.html http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2009/10/will_low...)