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The Productivity Trap In Stagflation
Why AI-driven efficiency isn't solving stagflation, but potentially deepening it. Lucas and Luna examine the disconnect between rising corporate productivity and stagnant wage growth in August 2026. With core CPI at 337.8 and real GDP growth slowing to 1.5 percent, we explore how technological gains are being captured by margins rather than workers, locking in price pressures without the broad-based economic relief promised by innovation.
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