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Great for shareholders, not great for workers. Who has the most exposure to gains from productivity growth? Not most Americans. Making America more productive and richer only matters if the gains from that are taxed to provide broadly for its citizens.

https://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap/

https://fredblog.stlouisfed.org/2023/03/when-comparing-wages...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decoupling_of_wages_from_produ...

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/a-visual-breakdown-of-who-o...