US economy going strong under Biden – Americans don’t believe it

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US economy going strong under Biden – Americans don’t believe it
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How would that chart look if the y-axis started at 0?

Much flatter... 310-390 as opposed to what's ostensibly a 10-90 scale visually.

I'm not sure thats possible. There probably hasnt ever been a time when the median Wages were $0

The number 0 still exists. The chart does show arbitrary values higher and lower than the line. Choosing a lower limit other than 0 is a dishonest choice. It's the first lesson I taught kids about when I touched on media literacy. Ask yourself why the author chose the mode they used and any arbitrary choices they made.

That's not the point--because the y-axis doesn't start at zero, the changes in wages look more drastic than they actually are.

I'm not sure I follow, the OP is clearly wrong about wages not increasing. Real wages are increasing.