“He points out that other countries, such as #Canada, faced similar challenges but didn’t experience the same degree of #wagestagnation and rising #inequality. ‘Market forces are important, but they are not irresistible’.”
Two charts, one on top of the other. First shows the disconnect between productivity and wages since 1948, which began in the 1970s and worsened ever since (showing wages should be more than 200% higher than they are, but aren't because capitalists stopped sharing gains with workers). Second shows the rise in share of income going to the top 10% and the decline of unionization, which fall flat in the 1940s, and separate in the 1970s (with income share rising for the top 10% as unions decline), exactly matching the first graph.
This is why your life sucks.
Not immigrants. Not woke. Not transpeople.
This.
#economics #wagestagnation #affordability #politics #greed #elites #unions #costofliving #corporations #capitalism
@leejamiller.bsky.social | Leeja Miller: "I don't give a sh*t about the state of the union address." | #AisleHogs #DetachedFromReality #LivingWage #LowWages #WageStagnation #LessEconomicStability #HousingCrisis #CostOfLivingCrisis #ExpensiveEducation #HealthCare
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0nk...
The U.S. economy once created 200,000 jobs a month, but back then, the real concern was low wages—today, that trend still lingers as workers juggle multiple jobs just to get by.
resist47.news — your resistance news source.
#resist47 #JobQuality #WageStagnation #EconomicInequality #LaborMarket
#wagestagnation
#latestagecapitalism
#corporateprofiteering
The fundamental issue is that the US 🤑 economic system values #profitsoverpeople, and increasing wages directly decreases profits.
www.benzinga.com/news/topics/...
RobinReach
Millennials chase homeownership while prices sprint ahead and wages crawl painfully behind
📉 Watch now: https://youtu.be/ssNibrTbfNg 🏠💸 #HousingMarket #Millennials #HomeBuying #WageStagnation
Wages flat. Prices up. Billionaires richer than ever.
The Empire Eats First.
Read here:
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/slmurphr...
#EconomicCollapse #WageStagnation #CostOfLivingCrisis #Inflation #CorporateGreed #WealthInequality #LivingWage #Billionaires #Politics #Economy #Recession #WorkersRights
In October 2025, grocery bills are breaking records, real wages are flat (or falling), and more people are crowdfunding basics like food and rent.
www.salesfully.com/single-post/...
#Economy2025 #Inflation #CostOfLivingCrisis #Crowdfunding #USHouseholds #WageStagnation #MiddleClassStress
How Has Economic Inequality and Policy Shift Erased the Home-Buying Power of Today's Workers Compared to the 1970s?#EconomicInequality #HomeBuyingPower #MinimumWage #TrickleDownEconomics #Oligarchy #WealthGap #HousingCrisis #WageStagnation #GenerationalWealth #EconomicPolicy
Is India’s monetary transmission like Schrödinger’s cat — both alive and dead?
Despite rate cuts & ₹9T liquidity, credit growth remains muted. Weak real wages & tepid demand are the culprits.
Read 👇
#RBI #MonetaryPolicy #LiquidityTrap #CreditSlowdown #WageStagnation #PolicyWatch #MPCIndia
Pennsylvania's Finance Committee is pushing for a transformative tax deduction on overtime pay, promising to uplift working families and bolster local economies.
Get the details!
#PA #CitizenPortal #WageStagnation #TaxReform #EconomicEquity #PennsylvaniaWorkers
www.epi.org/publication/... #WageStagnation
#economics
#Democrats2028
#anticorporate
#oligarchy
#JusticeDemocrats
#economicjustice
#FuckTrump
#FuckCentrism
#FuckCentrists
Wage stagnation in the U.S. has persisted for 🤬 decades, affecting workers🔥regardless of political party leadership.🔥
www.epi.org/publication/... #WageStagnation
#economics
#Democrats2028
#anticorporate
#oligarchy
#JusticeDemocrats
#economicjustice
#FuckTrump
#FuckCentrism
#FuckCentrists
Wage stagnation in the U.S. has persisted for 🤬 decades, affecting workers🔥regardless of political party leadership.🔥
Intro to the Take It Back Movement. Sorry for the long vid, it’s worth it though #thetakeitbackmovement #costofliving #americandream #RentCrisis #WageStagnation #WealthInequality #WorkingClass #bluecollar #Inflation #LateStageCapitalism #EconomicJustice #wealthgap #fairpay
3/4 The crisis is real: crowded, increasingly complex classrooms strain educators whilst wage stagnation drives future teachers away from choosing education as a lifelong career. The system buckles under government neglect and underfunding.
#CrowdedClassrooms #WageStagnation #TeacherShortage
“‘Nobody wants to work’” ignores the data: productivity is up 60%+ since 1979, but wages barely kept pace! FT workers often can’t afford rent in any U.S. state. It’s not laziness; it’s a broken labor model. #LaborCrisis #WageStagnation #WorkReform
#Capitalists are infinitely #stupid. Not only do they believe they can get #InfiniteResources from a #FinitePlanet, they also believe they can get infinite #money from a finite money source.
#greed #capitalistgreed #inflation #greedflation #profit #wagestagnation #capitalismkills
When people stop buying #food because it costs too much, then food producers will lose #profits. But if food producers made food affordable, they would also lose profits. This is absolute proof that #capitalism is #defective.
#inflation #greedflation #recession #trumprecession #wagestagnation
Minimum wage went up, but we still shop for groceries like it’s 1933 and the Dust Bowl’s back. 💸🥫 #LateStageCapitalism #GroceryPanic #WageStagnation
![Why Are Workers Getting Less While CEOs Get Richer Despite Rising Productivity? --- Income inequality in the United States has been growing for decades, and workers are getting a smaller share of the country's income even though productivity is rising. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the percentage of national income going to non-farm workers dropped from 64.1% in 2001 to just 55.8% in early 2024. This means workers are earning less compared to the total income generated by the economy[8]. Low-wage workers at companies like Starbucks, Target, McDonald's, and airport](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3epzqefaicyxkh2z3fywbmy5/bafkreif5g35njwojusd2ydxc77txzjgnhgpfq57zoyjrqzlyiqcmpbwxgy)
Why Are Workers Getting Less While CEOs Get Richer Despite Rising Productivity? --- Income inequality in the United States has been growing for decades, and workers are getting a smaller share of the country's income even though productivity is rising. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the percentage of national income going to non-farm workers dropped from 64.1% in 2001 to just 55.8% in early 2024. This means workers are earning less compared to the total income generated by the economy[8]. Low-wage workers at companies like Starbucks, Target, McDonald's, and airport
![contractors often earn very little, while CEOs and top executives make millions. Since 1978, CEO pay has increased by 1,209%, but typical worker pay has only gone up by about 15.3%. From 1979 to 2022, wages for the richest 1% grew 171%, while wages for the bottom 90% rose only 33%. The richest 0.1% have gained a bigger share of income, while the bottom 90% have lost ground[4]. Productivity, or how much workers produce, increased by 60% from 1979 to 2019, but worker pay only grew 16%. This shows that workers are not getting their fair share of economic growth. Meanwhile, the federal minimum](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3epzqefaicyxkh2z3fywbmy5/bafkreibnx3eo2gtjtkaizpmxtlhjkaiy67udh4k43p4myydy36c3n56z7y)
contractors often earn very little, while CEOs and top executives make millions. Since 1978, CEO pay has increased by 1,209%, but typical worker pay has only gone up by about 15.3%. From 1979 to 2022, wages for the richest 1% grew 171%, while wages for the bottom 90% rose only 33%. The richest 0.1% have gained a bigger share of income, while the bottom 90% have lost ground[4]. Productivity, or how much workers produce, increased by 60% from 1979 to 2019, but worker pay only grew 16%. This shows that workers are not getting their fair share of economic growth. Meanwhile, the federal minimum
![wage has stayed at $7.25 since 2009 and has lost 29% of its value because of inflation. This creates a tough situation where low wages stagnate even as companies make more money and become more productive[8]. The result is a big gap between rich and poor, with executive pay soaring and worker income shrinking. Despite rising corporate profits, most workers see little benefit, leading to growing inequality and economic hardship for many Americans[4][8]. Citations: [1] https://www.stlouisfed.org/community-development-research/the-state-of-us-wealth-inequality [2]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3epzqefaicyxkh2z3fywbmy5/bafkreiheqs53mlnovjsi5bwown7gj6rg2izu4xbqjwe2simyondk47qgua)
wage has stayed at $7.25 since 2009 and has lost 29% of its value because of inflation. This creates a tough situation where low wages stagnate even as companies make more money and become more productive[8]. The result is a big gap between rich and poor, with executive pay soaring and worker income shrinking. Despite rising corporate profits, most workers see little benefit, leading to growing inequality and economic hardship for many Americans[4][8]. Citations: [1] https://www.stlouisfed.org/community-development-research/the-state-of-us-wealth-inequality [2]
![https://www.statista.com/statistics/203961/wealth-distribution-for-the-us/ [3] https://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/income-inequality.html [4] https://inequality.org/facts/income-inequality/ [5] https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2024/demo/p60-282.html [6] https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/us-inequality-debate [7] https://wid.world/news-article/10-facts-on-global-inequality-in-2024/ [8] https://www.bls.gov/osmr/research-papers/2022/pdf/ec220060.pdf --- #IncomeInequality #WorkerWages #CEOCompensation #ProductivityGap #MinimumWage #EconomicJustice #FairPay #WageStagnation #CorporateProfits #LaborIncomeShare #LivingWageNow ---](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3epzqefaicyxkh2z3fywbmy5/bafkreidi4wo2kbjl4i7bjxpfi2a3badsg2koebinnnxxv5n3oeciff57r4)
https://www.statista.com/statistics/203961/wealth-distribution-for-the-us/ [3] https://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/income-inequality.html [4] https://inequality.org/facts/income-inequality/ [5] https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2024/demo/p60-282.html [6] https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/us-inequality-debate [7] https://wid.world/news-article/10-facts-on-global-inequality-in-2024/ [8] https://www.bls.gov/osmr/research-papers/2022/pdf/ec220060.pdf --- #IncomeInequality #WorkerWages #CEOCompensation #ProductivityGap #MinimumWage #EconomicJustice #FairPay #WageStagnation #CorporateProfits #LaborIncomeShare #LivingWageNow ---
#IncomeInequality #WorkerWages #CEOCompensation #ProductivityGap #MinimumWage #EconomicJustice #FairPay #WageStagnation #CorporateProfits #LaborIncomeShare #LivingWageNow
The rent’s too high, the wages too low, and somehow we’re expected to make $72K on a $51K salary just to qualify for a place to live? The math ain’t mathing—but the system sure is rigging.
#HousingCrisis #WageStagnation #MathAintMathing #RentTooDamnHigh #LiveableWagesNow
He enjoys destroying the wealth of people he thought rejected him.
#EconomicCollapse #Recession2025 #FailedLeadership #FinancialCrisis #InflationNation #BrokenEconomy #MarketMeltdown #JobLosses #DebtDisaster #CostOfLivingCrisis #PolicyFailure #Stagflation #BusinessBust #WageStagnation
IU President Gets $200K Raise While Staff Faces Wage Freeze
bloomingtonian.com/2025/03/11/i...
#eggprices
#IUWageFreeze
#PayRaiseForWhitten
#NoRaiseForYouIU
#HigherEdInequality
#negativerealwagegrowth
#runawayinequality
#wagestagnation
#livablewage
The reason the #boomer set is so convinced we could all buy homes or pay for college if we'd just stop the take-out and Starbucks is because it's their experience that you can buy a home for the same price as a year of take-out and coffee.
Because you could.
#wagestagnation
#inflation
#capitalism
Voters "believe #governments have failed to deliver solutions to pressing issues such as the #CostOfLiving, #WageStagnation & #ClimateAction".
Yes. I think we're a little over the short-term thinking of our govts. Governing by #ElectionCycle not for the future. #AusPol
@aunz.theconversation.com
Bidenomics: Economic Growth vs. Public Discontent
www.youtube.com/shorts/p54il...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p54i...
#Bidenomics #EconomicGrowth #Inflation #WageStagnation #ConsumerConfidence #USEconomy #PublicPerception #EconomicInequality #PoliticalChallenges #BidenAdministration
We are short staffed daily. BUT wages that were $24.95/hr in 2010 were a good wage.
Our state minimum wage (MW) is $18.00, that $24.95 is not even 1.5 MW.
The MOST buying power I EVER had was 4X minimum wage in 1990. I now make $40/hr (most ever) but barely 2x MW.
#WageStagnation
