[5701652400]

wonder how much of it is K-shaped. if is payouts for execs, capital gains and alike are boosting aggregate.

[munificent]

Median specifically avoids outliers at both ends of the continuum like that.

[emp17344]

Always an excuse, huh? Both mean and median wages are up. Sorry this doesn’t suit your narrative.

[cshores]

Dude, inflation is eating away at any gains from the 3% yearly wage bump. Like in the last 5 years, the cost of goods and services has nearly doubled.