At the high end, the wage of $24.63 an hour today, adjusted for inflation, is 91 cents ahead of the comparable 1989 level.

The average wages of America's production workers, adjusted for inflation, are the lowest they've been since 1967.

Real wages, adjusted for inflation, have declined more than 8 percent this year.

During the last three years, wages adjusted for inflation have fallen by more than 50 percent.

Real wages, adjusted for inflation, have actually fallen 19 percent, so workers can buy that much less with what they earn.

And the minimum wage, adjusted for inflation, is not as high today as it was in the late 1960's.

Real hourly wages, adjusted for inflation, fell 0.4 percent, the first decline since the early 1990's.

Despite a growing economy and rising productivity, hourly wages adjusted for inflation have declined 2 percent since 2003.

Workers' wages, adjusted for inflation, actually fell a record 2.3 percent in the 12 months through March.

With the median wage, adjusted for inflation, lower now than in 1980, most middle-class families cannot afford additional taxes.