I suggest you check your numbers. We saw practically zero growth in hourly wages adjusted for inflation during Obama’s eight year presidency. A figure which ranks among the worst in U.S. history.
In 2022, the usual median hourly rate of a worker's wage in the United States was 18.12 U.S.
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He also handed Trump an economy which was had declined a full point in growth during Obama’s final year. Growth was less than 2%. Add to that dismal consumer confidence and the economy was headed the wrong direction with wage growth adjusted for inflation stagnant for the past eight years.