Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., used a misleading statistic Thursday when trying to make a point about income inequality.
Since 1973, productivity has gone up by 100 percent, while average hourly wages have actually dropped 7 percent, adjusted for inflation. While the statistic is technically true, it is an apples-to-oranges comparison that does not tell the whole story.
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