Wage increases were eaten up by the rise in the cost of living.

工资的增加全给生活费用的上涨抵消掉了。

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Wage increase was balanced off by rising cost of living.

加到的工钱被上升的糊口生涯费用抵消。

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Wage increasing is balanced off by rising cost of living.

增加的工资被上升的生活费用抵销。

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So here's an idea that Governor Romney and I actually agreed on last year - let's tie the minimum wage to the cost of living, so that it finally becomes a wage you can live on.

BBC: State of the Union: Obama pledges to reignite economy

He mentioned his 2012 opponent, Mitt Romney, and said we should try his idea of tying the minimum wage to the cost of living.

CNN: 5 things we learned from the State of the Union

The AP notes that Romney has supported cost-of-living minimum wage increases for a decade.

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