Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-07-18 00:21:58 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 89F42F4C724449931ED5EA272C95E32F7AD4443D2FF9CEDCC9E46AC85AC92EA0
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Original Note:
Covid was declared a pandemic on March 11. Biden is referring to some time “before the pandemic,” so it makes more sense to compare today to Febuary 2020. It is true that real wages are higher today the Febuary 2020. NNN https://ycharts.com/indicators/us_real_average_hourly_earnings#:~:text=Basic%20Info,1.19%25%20from%20one%20year%20ago.
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