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Wiz Imp

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1. In case you had any doubt, YES, Leavitt is lying.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 04:44 PM

Dec 17

The most recent CPI data showed inflation at an annual rate of 3.0% (for September), the same rate it was at in January, so there has been ZERO decrease in inflation under Trump so far.

As for the wages, there are numerous different measures of wages put out by BLS but looking at "Current and real (constant 1982-1984 dollars) earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls, seasonally adjusted", the average worker's wages are up a grand total of $148.72 over the year, or in other words, less than $3.00 a week.
https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/economicdata/realer_11212025.pdf

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