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.
MARIE CHRISTINE DUGGAN is a professor of economics at Keene State College in New Hampshire. She received her PhD from the New School for Social Research in 2000.
