Thursday, July 24, 2008

Joke Of Minimum Wage Rising Today



Consider it a joke- because it is.


The Associated Press says today's the day the new minimum wage of $6.55 per hour kicks in.

How much of a joke is today's minimum wage?

When I began working full-time in 1970- the minimum wage was $1.60 per hour.

No- not a lot. But at that wage in 1970- a person could buy about six and a half (6-1/2) gallons of gasoline that then cost a quarter a gallon (gasoline the summer of 1970 was as low as $0.19 a gallon!).

The new minimum wage can't even purchase 2 gallons of gasoline.

That's just part of the joke- trust me- the rest of the story is just as un-funny.
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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

wow!

the gas comparison tells it all.

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