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- Blue-collar real wage growth reached almost 2% in the first five months of Donald Trump's projected second term, which would be the largest increase in 60 years.
- Joe Biden's administration saw a negative real wage growth of -1.7% in 2021 for blue-collar workers.
- Donald Trump's first term (2017) also showed positive real wage growth (1.3%).
- Falling inflation under Trump (projected second term) is contributing to improved blue-collar wages.
- Biden's policies, including a purported removal of 'emphasis on manufacturing' and the influx of 'illegal migrants,' put pressure on wages.
- A Trump-backed 'budget reconciliation bill' would provide relief for blue-collar workers and eliminate federal income taxes on overtime pay.