"Real Wages Have Been Rising for the Last Three Years, the Only Time This Has Been the Case Since the Early 1970s, with the Exception of the Late 1990s"

"In the State of the Union address we are likely to hear Donald Trump boast about the great economy. He has a case, except he will be boasting about the economy of his fired Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and President Obama, not one that he has yet been shaped by his policies."

Dean Baker at Truthout explains who should take credit for current economic conditions.