This is NOT supposed to be happening with a Republican in the White House - and with several years (past) of a Republican Congress.

How DARE they say that Americans' "net" is on the rise? It's ALL BAD! WE KNOW IT'S ALL BAD!! AMERICA IS GOING TO HELL IN A HAND-BASKET BECAUSE GEORGE W. BUSH IS IN THE WHITE HOUSE!

A brisk rise in American wages | csmonitor.com