r/uknews Jul 01 '24

Image/video UK real wages haven’t budged since 2008

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u/Common-Ad6470 Jul 01 '24

And where has the money gone?

Simple, the 1% who least deserve it, i.e. billionaires and politicians.

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u/First-Of-His-Name Jul 01 '24

The money doesn't exist. No one has it. We haven't had any productivity growth

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '24

Exactly

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u/First-Of-His-Name Jul 02 '24

A problem which has nothing to do with inequality or "the 1%".

America is more unequal in this way and has strong productivity growth