why think it will be any different?
they've changed the CPI that it does not reflect true inflation....
not only that, but people usually don't get raises every month or day..they get them once a year and that goes for COLA as well....
I see the American worker falling very much behind...
In certain sectors I agree. Overall, though, I see American workers suffering from real wage erosion more because of pressures from globalization than from inflation. But, granted, what happens to American workers in an era of continued globalization AND inflation might not be pretty.