Archived Understanding the Historic Divergence Between Productivity and a Typical Workers Pay (epi.org)
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[–] Cuilrunnings 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
IMO this is due to American workers having a historical monopoly on semi-skilled labor. Once globalization happened, global poverty dropped significantly, whereas semi-skilled labor "stalled." Healthcare and other non-monetary benefits have increased in value since that time though. The answer is very complicated.