[1/5] From 1980-1993, median real wages slightly *fell* (by 1 percent). That period of wage stagnation was an actual thing. But from 1994 to now, they’re up 38 percent. (And of course they would have been up even more if not for the horribly sluggish recovery from the GFC.) [2/5] And it’s worth noting that more than two-thirds of the current labor force started working after that earlier period of wage stagnation had ended. (Really love this chart from @BenGlasner.)