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For many years, there was the 10...1000....10,000 wages/living.
Take late 70's Minimum..about $3.00 10 times hourly wage is 30 bucks...apartment for one week. 120 monthly.
1000 times minimum wage 3000 dollar for a new car. cool.
10,000 times wage is 30,000 buy a decent house.
NOW...Yes NOW...Wage say...15 bucks 150 dollars a week ..600 a month for a decent apartment....Yeah right...Dream on
A car...15 times 1000 ....new car for 15,000 Ah....bout 2-3 times if you want that car.
Here's the pissy one >>> 15 times 10,000 ...150,000 for a new house Are you F*** kidding me?
Bottom line..The working class is getting (Insert nasty thoughts here) 
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