related_tweet: @firefighternnc @lisaca393 @troyberts @america31846547 @dimitri11192 @tpcarney @realdonaldtrump @thebabylonbee "from december 2016 to september 2019, nominal wages rose 6.79% from $22.83 to $24.38. but after factoring in inflation, average wages barely budged, climbing just 0.42% in the period."
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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