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Mr.Bill

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9. Regarding minimum wage,

Reply to louis c (Original post)

Sat Aug 24, 2013, 09:51 PM

Aug 2013

The way I look at it at my age, (in my 60s) is that in the 60s, minimum wage, (1.25-1.65) would buy four to five gallons of gas. Today minimum wage will buy you about two gallons of gas. That's as good a measure as any manipulated government figures, because gas pretty much drives the price of everything.

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Where's the common sense in the latest red meat, right wing welfare "facts"? [View all] louis c Aug 2013 OP

Off to the greatest... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2013 #1

Thanks for the Rec. louis c Aug 2013 #2

You are welcome... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2013 #3

Very true - if you can survive on welfare, but you can't survive on the minimum wage bhikkhu Aug 2013 #4

Yes, they are grouping together any kind of assistance and calling it ''welfare''. YOHABLO Aug 2013 #12

Exactly. They make it sound like you can decide to simply not work,... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #15

Welfare programs are supplementing low wage payers and then the receivers are blamed for Thinkingabout Aug 2013 #5

Thank you for understanding my post (NT) louis c Aug 2013 #17

well, for starters, it's debunked BS stupidicus Aug 2013 #6

Yes, Low Wage equate to Corporate well fare dem in texas Aug 2013 #7

You're putting common sense, facts and RW in one sentence? hobbit709 Aug 2013 #8

Regarding minimum wage, Mr.Bill Aug 2013 #9

My Fox News watching friend brought that up out of the blue doc03 Aug 2013 #10

Great post. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #14

Not the entire equation... TreasonousBastard Aug 2013 #11

K&R! Enthusiast Aug 2013 #13

Pay no attention to the vast sums spent on corporate welfare to benefit a tiny group of already Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2013 #16