Wages have stagnated
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Even as productivity grew
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Inflation also eats away far more at the incomes of those who struggle to buy essentials
Non-wage sources of household income have failed to offset that stagnation
We need to improve female employment rates
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Which means addressing childcare costs to make work pay for second earners
We need to increase the skills of the lowest paid
And increase their pay
If we do all that, life will get better for everyone in the nation
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