On: 1 in 4 Americans are jobless or earning poverty-level wages, new study finds

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https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2020/demo/p60-27...

6.8% increase in median household income from 2018-2019. Look at the stats, most of that growth went into the lower quintiles.

And no, even if income inequality increases, higher incomes for low wage workers have real, immediate benefits.