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Why Your Wage Growth Feels Like It Is Disappearing
Lucas and Luna unpack the paradox of September 2026: wages are rising, yet purchasing power feels stagnant. They analyze the divergence between the Employment Cost Index and core CPI, using the specific example of healthcare wage pressures to explain why paychecks aren't stretching as far as they should. The conversation explores how service-sector inflation is eating up nominal gains, leaving workers with less real wealth despite higher hourly earnings.
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