- American workers have effectively taken a pay cut for 24 straight months as inflation consistently outpaces wage growth on President Biden’s watch, according to federal data.
- Real average hourly earnings — a measure of wages after adjustments for inflation — have declined year-over-year for every month dating back to April 2021 — just a few months after Biden took office, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) highlighted the alarming trend in a speech at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday — arguing the Biden administration of “reckless spending” that has exacerbated the economic toll on US households.
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