To: ninenot
The Employment Cost Index, seen by some as the most reliable measure, excludes overtime and professional partnerships.
To: Diddle E. Squat
The USG's stats show that, indeed, wages PAID rose slightly faster than inflation last month--but only because there were more hours WORKED.
IOW, things were OK if you slept at the factory between your double-shifts.
16 posted on
05/11/2005 2:14:24 PM PDT by
ninenot
(Minister of Membership, Tomas Torquemada Gentlemen's Club)
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