#shorts On 11/7/2022, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the opposite: “People Are Seeing Their Wages Go Up” As Real Wages Fall At Fastest In 40 Years. A reporter asked Jean-Pierre, “On Friday, the President, in his statement on the jobs report, said, quote: We’re going to do what it takes to bring inflation down, but as long as I’m President, I’m not going to accept an argument that the problem is that too many Americans are finding good jobs. Was that statement directed at the Federal Reserve, which anticipates unemployment will go up as they raise interest rates? Or if not, who was the target of that clause?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Absolutely not. That was not targeted at the Federal Reserve … He was, you know, I think, speaking to the critics about the number of jobs that were created … And so, he wanted to say that, hey, look, 260,000 jobs — 261,000 jobs is something that we should be praising. And we shouldn’t be saying it’s — it’s good that people are seeing their wages go up … “

KJP opposite: “People Are Seeing Their Wages Go Up” As Real Wages Fall At Fastest In 40 Years