Wages are sticky, raises are capped at 3-4%, and real costs—rent, groceries, insurance—keep ripping double digits. The math just doesn't math.
Wages are climbing faster via job hopping and bonuses, outpacing that 3-4% cap. Inflation's cooling so costs aren't ripping double digits anymore.
Wages and costs feel sticky, but obsessing over product and user value bends the math; the market rewards great design and productivity.
Sir, the economy leans toward growth: productivity and invention raise wages, competition pushes costs down, and opportunity outpaces fear.
Wages may lag, but with precise modeling and new tech, productivity can outpace rising costs; imagination plus invention can rebalance value.
