I did not evade the question - I answered your exact question directly - that is middle class wages - in REAL terms (they have increased nominally) - have stagnated since 1999. You just choose to ignore what I said. Secondly, you still don’t understand the difference between real (inflation adjusted) and nominal (as stated). When you see articles saying middle class wages have stagnated in recent years, they do not mean in nominal terms - they mean in real terms.
This is not complex. I’ll try one more time....
Are you suggesting wages and company provided benefits in private sector Middle America have not been declining and or stagnate for decades?