They Used to Be Ahead in the American Economy. Now They’ve Fallen Behind.

They Used to Be Ahead in the American Economy. Now They’ve Fallen Behind.

One economic question that really matters in an election year: Are others doing better than you?

To many Americans, whether you are prospering or not is often measured by whether you have a job and how much it pays. But there’s something harder to quantify that’s missing from that picture. Relative income of full-time U.S. workers
in 1980
1980 Take white men working without a college degree. In 1980, they made more than the average American worker.Take white men working without a college degree. In 1980, they made more than the average American worker.But over 40 years, even as their inflation-adjusted […]

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