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   mINE109 to ScottW   
   Re: Another Biden Milestone   
   16 Sep 23 14:15:19   
   
   From: pianoforte109@yahoo.com   
      
   On 9/16/23 12:07 PM, ScottW wrote:   
   > On Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 7:58:36 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:   
   >> On 9/15/23 5:22 PM, ScottW wrote:   
   >>> On Friday, September 15, 2023 at 11:01:38 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:   
   >>>> On 9/15/23 11:23 AM, ScottW wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>>> Bottom line....the normalized average income is down almost 4000$   
   >>>>> under Biden. That's a really tough reality to tell people to   
   >>>>> ignore.   
   >>>> Average? Considering we're coming out of a world-wide economic   
   >>>> disruption due to the pandemic that threatened depression and   
   >>>> economic collapse, some perspective is in order.   
   >>>   
   >>> Stop the BS. That pandemic shit is over. Biden's bragging that all   
   >>> the lost jobs restored and then some. And as you brag, unnormalized   
   >>> wages are up. If this was pandemic caused they would be down too.   
   >>> Your perspective is delusional.   
   >> The pandemic caused a statistical rise in wages because the low wage   
   >> earners were out of work.   
   >   
   > Which begs the question....why are the unemployed removed from the wage   
   calculation?   
      
   They aren't earning wages.   
      
   > They should be in at zero or whatever unemployment is paying.   
      
   That would be a separate measure.   
      
   >> The rise is compared to pre-pandemic. Also,   
   >> the average overlooks the number of jobs which are up over 2019 even   
   >> after the recent revisions.   
   >>   
   >> https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/01/economy/jobs-report-august-final/index.html   
   >   
   > But real income remains down due to Bidenflation.   
      
   Jobs are up, so more are getting real income.   
      
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