Mac1958
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From the actual study by the same company referenced by IBD, Sentier Research::
According to new data derived from the monthly Current Population Survey (CPS), median annual household income in July 2014 was $54,045, not significantly different from the June 2014 median of $53,940. (The apparent increase of $105 was not statistically significant.) (Income amounts in this report are before - tax money income and have been adjusted for inflation; income amounts are expressed in July 2014 dollars and have been seasonally adjusted, unless otherwise noted.) Notwithstanding this most recent lack of change, real median annual household income has shown some improvement since the low point in our household income series that occurred in August 2011. Median income in July 2014 ($54,045) was 1.7 percent higher than in July 2013 ($53,140), and 4.2 percent higher than in August 2011($51,843).
Median household income took a massive hit as a result of the meltdown and the momentum of that hit lasted until mid to late 2011. Since then we are improving including adjustments for inflation. Not nearly as quickly as we would like, but we are improving. Anyone who is actually in the economics/finance industry - well, those of us who actually make a living analyzing and acting on data, that is - knows this.
Source: http://www.sentierresearch.com/reports/Sentier_Household_Income_Trends_Report_July2014_09_03_14.pdf
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You mean people in the economics business like this former CHIEF ECONOMIST for Joe Biden????????????? LMAO
He says exactly what the OP says. His statement was carried by MSNBC and the W Post.
Please continue to make a fool of yourself.
Median household income down despite jump in Q2 GDP MSNBC
Median household income down despite jump in Q2 GDP
Jared Bernstein, former Chief Economist for Vice President Biden and Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, joins Alex Witt to explain why the good news this week from the Commerce Department that U.S. corporations reached record profits in the second quarter means little for consumers.
So now we're going to move from the demonstrably flawed OP to another source.
I'll take this deflection as an admission, thanks.
Now, to your video. The one you provide in your link.
At 1:15, this liberal economist with whom you are now so impressed says, "the good news is that even though it's come down, recently it's started to reverse and we're seeing some progress as the job market improves, so it's not as gloomy as maybe that headline sounds".
I'm sensing a trend here. You see a simplistic headline and you simplistically run with it.
You're no economist.
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