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Wages for white male working class in the lower quintiles has seen no growth for the past 40+ years. (More specific analysis can show negative wage growth) htt
by petermcneeley 8y ago
Wages for white male working class in the lower quintiles has seen no growth for the past 40+ years. (More specific analysis can show negative wage growth)
https://youtu.be/BsqGITb0W4A?t=1100 https://youtu.be/BsqGITb0W4A?t=1100
Mark Blyth - Brown University
- lurquer 8y agoIsn't the more illuminating data the average wage growth of an individual? That is, observing that the average height of the lower quintile has regrettably not changed in 40 years obscures the fact that it isn't at all unlikely for an individual who started at 1 foot tall to grow to 6 feet tall in just a few years.
- petermcneeley 8y agoWho cares? The argument is that populist anger is rooted in economics. You want to look at large fractions of the populations and categorize them.