related_tweet: @sowl57 @terribe59602687 @mbowen1234567 @mitchellvii @gatewaypundit real wages effectively declined in 2018, according to figures released &amp; median wage increases, when adjusted for inflation, were only 1.1% since last year and 1% over the past year. however, modest uptick in nominal wages failed to bring real wages out of the red for the year