Users Online Now:
1,700
(
Who's On?
)
Visitors Today:
739,457
Pageviews Today:
1,352,813
Threads Today:
639
Posts Today:
11,090
03:07 PM
Directory
Adv. Search
Topics
Forum
Back to Forum
Back to Thread
REPLY TO THREAD
Subject
I calculated based on minimum wage 30 years ago and cost of living
User Name
Font color:
Default
Dark Red
Red
Orange
Brown
Yellow
Green
Olive
Cyan
Blue
Dark Blue
Indigo
Violet
Black
Font:
Default
Verdana
Tahoma
Ms Sans Serif
In accordance with industry accepted best practices we ask that users limit their copy / paste of copyrighted material to the relevant portions of the article you wish to discuss and no more than 50% of the source material, provide a link back to the original article and provide your original comments / criticism in your post with the article.
[quote:Sister of THE Revolution:MV81MTY2MDU3Xzk0OTExNTcxX0M1MDg1REFE] [quote:Anonymous Coward 73140110:MV81MTY2MDU3Xzk0OTA5NTYxXzI0Qzc2REIz] I was born in 1959. In the 1950s a man could buy a house and support his whole family with a crappy job. My father's first house cost him 17k, and he bought it with an entry level phone company job, after he got out of the service during the Korean War. My mother never worked outside of the house. [/quote] If only we could have a parent in the home at all times… I can’t imagine it!! Lucky u!! [/quote]
Original Message
I made $11/hr back in 1992 which I considered a low wage. Minimum wage in 1992 was $5.50. Federally now it’s $7.50/hr. Some states have higher. , Florida being $10/hr and California being$13/hr
Prices of things since 1992 have gone up 300-700% but the Federal minimum wage has only gone up 100%. Gas, for example, has gone up 400%. Toyota pickup roughly up 500%. Rent where I used to live in 1992 has gone up 600%. Food I’m paying probably 300% more
Based on my calculations with cost of living , the min wage should be, at least, $25/hr to be able to pay your bills
Pictures (click to insert)
General
Politics
Bananas
People
Potentially Offensive
Emotions
Big Round Smilies
Aliens and Space
Friendship & Love
Textual
Doom
Misc Small Smilies
Religion
Love
Random
View All Categories
|
Next Page >>