Tweet This didn’t age well, at least for the moment. Yesterday, Joe Biden defended his economic plan for “working Americans” by pointing to wage improvements, among other metrics. The results of his policies, Biden claimed, showed that economic improvement was spread across the board, not just for the wealthy. He might have waited a day before making this claim: After weeks of defending his economic policies against critics who blame them for overheating the economy, President Joe Biden went on the offensive Thursday, arguing that rising wages are a sign his agenda is boosting the fortunes of working Americans.