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Originally Posted by chassis
Agree. From 1980-1990 incomes rose on average 8% per year, compared wit 5% growth from November 2013 to November 2023 (latest data available).
In a smaller time window from November 2018 to November 2023, income increased only a bit more than 5% per year, through the pandemic and inflation bumpiness.
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My wife is an ESL teacher. She got a whole $1,000 salary bump for this year. 5% my butt.
I didn't get a 5% raise either.
Greed. So much greed out there.