Any adult who was alive in the US during these three decades realizes that this number grossly understates the gains of the typical household. One indication that something is wrong with this figure is that the government also estimates that real hourly compensation of employees in the non-farm business sector rose 39% from 1985 to 2015.
任何在此期间内生活在美国的成年人都会认识到，这个数字总体低估了普通家庭的收益。表明这一数字存在问题的一个指标是政府还估算非农商业部门雇员实际时薪从1985年到2015年提高了39%。