Trump has consistently claimed that exporters, those countries who are “ripping us off,” are paying the tariffs. However, the actual data tell a different story.
Far from earning living wages, most U.S. workers have experienced wage stagnation since the 1970s--a trend largely obscured by political rhetoric and misinformation.
Jeanette Bradley is program director of the Community Reinvestment Association of North Carolina. Peter Skillern is executive director of the Community Reinvestment Association of North Carolina.
