After searing inflation, "American workers are getting ahead," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says ( www.cbsnews.com )
As of the end of 2023, the typical U.S. worker could afford the same goods and services as in 2019, prior to the pandemic, and had an additional $1,400 to spend or save per year, according to a January analysis by Treasury officials....
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