> The US saw 60% real wage growth from 1860-1890 with no empire whatsoever. Um. ...

		flir 39 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: British redcoat's lost memoir reveals realities of... > The US saw 60% real wage growth from 1860-1890 with no empire whatsoever. Um. Weren't they carving one out of the American West? I mean, there were people there beforehand... it feels like a not-dissimilar situation.