Wages Fall to 43% of U.S. Gross Domestic Income, Lowest Since 1929 47 points · 3 visible top comments · 2026-10-26 15:11:54 UTC unusualwhales.com · Read Story HN original
java-man · 2026-10-26 16:28:10 UTC ... while companies post record profits. we all know what is happening.
gruez · 2026-10-26 17:42:03 UTC >... while companies post record profitsthat's almost a truism if you factor in inflation.
thibaut_barrere · 2026-10-26 19:05:36 UTC They (from the cases I know at least) already posted record profits with a lower inflation rate.
gruez · 2026-10-26 19:56:34 UTC That's not how inflation works? Even if inflation was "lower" (eg. 1%), prices are still going up.
kelseyfrog · 2026-10-26 20:06:28 UTC People are playing a wage strategy in a capitalist system and losing? What else did we expect?
testplzignore · 2026-10-26 17:37:20 UTC This is ai slop from this slop from a few months ago: https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/articles/us-wages-plummet-...
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that's almost a truism if you factor in inflation.