The Money Illusion: Have Americans really gotten a raise?

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4.7 • 9.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2021

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Although workers across the country have seen an increase in wages, the cost of things like gas and food have also been increasing. This leaves workers wondering whether these raises are real or just an illusion.

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0:00.0	NPR.
0:11.6	Crystal Moore lives in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
0:14.6	She's 52 years old and she works a lot.
0:17.6	She has a lot of jobs.
0:18.9	Yeah, Crystal is a gig worker and over the last couple of years, she's driven for ride
0:23.7	share companies, also delivering meals and groceries for Instacard and Uber Eats.
0:29.8	And producer Julia Richie, hello.
0:31.7	Hi.
0:33.0	You sat down with Crystal Moore in Hendersonville.
0:36.2	Yeah.
0:37.2	We locals call it Hindo, just FYI.
0:40.2	Hindo, okay, okay, it's shorter.
0:42.4	I like that.
0:43.4	Fast.
0:44.4	Yes, yes.
0:45.4	That's just the parlance around here.
0:47.2	So I talked with Crystal on the porch outside of her apartment.
0:50.6	She has these sparkling brown eyes and this really infectious smile.
0:54.8	And she's like one of those people stays.
0:56.5	You call everybody, honey, including this delivery guy who was looking a little bit lost
1:01.5	outside.
1:02.5	What's about her, honey?
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