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Are You Better Off Than You Were 22 Months Ago? Midterm Elections and Real Wage Growth

The phrase "are you better off than you were 4 years ago?" seemed to have been a winning campaign slogan for Ronald Reagan in 1980. But when I looked at the data, it didn't really hold up, if we are looking at real income growth to determine "better off." Real family income growth was actually…
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Economist Writing Every Day broke the news on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
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