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		lotsofpulp on May 22, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. business contributes smallest share of federa... Recent decades of history show your last condition is not true, wages do not keep up.

isostatic on May 22, 2019 | [–]

That looks true when inflation goes above about 6%

https://www.stlouisfed.org/~/media/blog/2015/november/graph_...

zaroth on May 22, 2019 | [–]

Wages are not set by inflation, they are set by supply/demand for labor. In the face of lower historical inflation, wages would just be lower today as a result.

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