Wagers were stagnant in the 2000s. Since 2015 real wages have been going up. Even today real wages are still higher than they were in 2018. You can argue about

Wagers were stagnant in the 2000s. Since 2015 real wages have been going up. Even today real wages are still higher than they were in 2018. You can argue about being below trends or whatever, fine. But it's factually wrong to say Americans are worse off today than they were in the past.