At least over the past 25 years, the picture is fairly different for other developed countries; in the UK, over that time period, there have been significant in

At least over the past 25 years, the picture is fairly different for other developed countries; in the UK, over that time period, there have been significant inflation-adjusted pay increases across all wage categories: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/lmac/earnings-in-the-uk-over-the-past-25-years/2012/rpt-earnings-in-the-uk-over-the-past-25-years.html#tab-Real-wages-up-62--on-average-over-the-past-25-years http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/lmac/earnings-in-the-uk-over-t... Inequality has increased, but the poor and the middle-income have also seen significant increases in their prosperity.