Real wages are going down. Nominal wages are going up significantly, but prices for goods and services are going up far faster. Keep in mind government corrupti

Real wages are going down. Nominal wages are going up significantly, but prices for goods and services are going up far faster. Keep in mind government corruption meant the rich got far more handouts than the poor, and that many billions were stolen by scammers. Government enforced shutdowns and regulations caused this, people should have been allowed to exercise their personal freedoms to stay home if they were at risk rather than required to at gunpoint. BTW, I am not an anti-masker / anti-vaxxer. I have the vaccine and booster and wear a mask. I just think the government reaction has been worse than the pandemic itself.