r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Melodic_Judge_129 • 8h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/its_all_one_electron 5h ago

Only if wages rise accordingly and they haven't got a LONG time

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u/Knyfe-Wrench 2h ago

We had real wage growth vs inflation by the end of Biden's term, but now everything's screwed up again.

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u/Wampalog 1h ago

Children earnestly think 2 years is a "long time."

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u/its_all_one_electron 59m ago

Huh? Wages haven't tracked with inflation for decades