[expat_panama]

The “stagnant wage” claim is just not true...

Notice all the source referencing and documentation.

It depends on what the reader will accept.  Sure we got hard numbers--

--but then the reader says that all government numbers are lies as proven by these government numbers:

[zek157]

I watch transportation numbers to see what is being shipped around the country and world. Baltic Dry has been bad for awhile. All forms of domestic shipping are also down along with orders for new trucks. CAT orders have also down for 44 consecutive months. "According to the company, in the latest month - just when China was supposed to be rebounding and the US recovery getting "stronger" - demand took another sharp leg lower, as follows: ◦North America machine sales down 20% after falling 12% in June ◦Asia/Pacific sales July down 7% after falling 7% in June ◦Latam sales July down 43% after falling 38% ◦EAME (Europe, Africa, Middle East) sales July down 13% after falling 4% This means that Caterpillar's rolling 3-month retail machine sales dropped by 19% in July vs the more modest 12% fall in June and May."

[rollo tomasi]

Hmm...21 States raised the minimum wage in 2014/several States/cities in 2015 and there was an influx of low paying jobs as well.