wages are stagnating, cost of livingin everey single area is rising, nothing gets cheaper ist just the opposite.
For example, where i used to live people earn 980 minimum wage, average salary is around 1200-1300, a proper appartment costs 1000 easily, a appartment ina old buildign in a bad part of the city without social security sbustitution costs 700-800.
There is juts not much left for food, insurances and what else is necessary for a respectable life above the poverty line.
All of this will escalate and probably end up in a war or social distress.
Sad but worse is, it was all planned.