The uncomfortable truth about wage stagnation isn’t that workers aren’t productive enough—it’s that the system has been deliberately rewired to funnel wealth upward, and a growing chorus of frustrated Americans is connecting the dots.
A Reddit discussion on r/Poor recently broke down why wages have stagnated for decades, with users citing everything from corporate greed to immigration policy. One top-voted comment argued that the richest 10% have captured more than all of the nation's wealth gains over "all these decades"—roughly 119%—suggesting they've not only absorbed new economic growth but also drawn from the working class's existing wealth.
