Inflation Quote by Robert Reich

Workers' wages are not keeping up with inflation. Their wages are not on pace with the amount of work that they do. We work…

— Nina Turner

It's a mistake to think that any increase in wages is inflationary and there is substantial room for non-inflationary wage growth, particularly at the…

— Jared Bernstein

“Between 1971 and 2001, while the median wage and salary income of the average worker showed literally no gain, the income of the top…

— Barack Obama

If you look at the US economy over the last 15-20 years wages have been stagnating or even declining.

— David Korten

“But once again, there is some disappointing news, as the income of the median or typical American household is down since 2000, and unless…

— Tyler Cowen

“median wages have stopped tracking productivity, underscoring the fact that such a decoupling is not only a theoretical possibility but also an empirical fact…

— Erik Brynjolfsson

In addition to joblessness, of course, by the working of supply and demand, when you have a larger number of people unemployed, wages do…

— Tim Bishop

While inflation adjusted average hourly earnings rose 2.4% during Trump's first three years in office, they have declined 2.2% under Joe Biden. In short,…

— Scott Bessent

To be sure, faster growth in nominal labor compensation does not necessarily portend higher inflation.

— Ben Bernanke

Sharp increases in the minimum wage rate are also inflationary. Frequently workers paid more than the minimum gauge their wages relative to it. This…

— Richard M. Nixon

Inflation outstripped real wages for people who work for pay from others.

— Tim Bishop

Since 1978 for the bottom half of the wealth distribution male median wages have actually gone down. And I think that's a crucial reason.…

— Tucker Carlson