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Take a look at a chart of real median income. Which while it is admittedly somewhat different from salary, is a hell of lot more than “nuh-uh” https://fred.stl

Take a look at a chart of real median income. Which while it is admittedly somewhat different from salary, is a hell of lot more than “nuh-uh” https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEHOINUSA672N https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEHOINUSA672N

amanaplanacanal 1y ago
"household income". Not individual. It used to only take one person working to support a family.
- sokoloff 1y ago
  https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?id=MEPAINUSA672N https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?id=MEPAINUSA672N also supports the upthread claim.
  - a2dam 1y ago
    Thank you, I did indeed mean income and not salary (though real median salary for full time workers has also outpaced inflation).