How can she not be bewildered, when Spyros her own flesh and blood will soon be, on his specific instructions, reduced to ash?

NEWYORKER: Bringing Up Babies

Since almost all lesser-skilled workers entering the workforce in any given year are paid wages lower than the average, the measured statistic, "average hourly wage, " remained stagnant over the years even while the real wages of actual flesh-and-blood workers employed in any given year rose over time as they gained more experience and skills.

WSJ: Donald Boudreaux and Mark Perry: The Myth of a Stagnant Middle Class