Inequality, social mobility, fewer entry-level jobs, housing and health insecurity, AI and its effects on concentration of wealth, etc... are all topics in current economics research. I'm curious which economists are saying that short-term real wage growth is the only factor that matters.

Trump is taking advantage of the government shutdown to turn the white house into one of his tacky resorts. The national planning commission is closed BC of the shutdown, so he's rushing ahead without approval.

You got me curious. The answer is so ironic and depressing, yet totally unsurprising:

A great example of the "he-said-she-said" malaise is in this article. If the source itself for figure disavows it, why frame it as a Labour counter claim? The number is unreliable, full stop. It's not a political debate.