I want you to hear this because it's not talked about very often. Despite an explosion in technology and a huge increase in worker poor productivity over the last many decades, The average American worker is making less today than he or she did over 53 years ago after adjusting for inflation. 40 or 50 years ago, it was not uncommon that a working class family and I grew up in a working class family. (15:09–15:21)
CLAIM
Asserts that American workers' real wages have decreased over the past 53 years.
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