On Friday, May 17, 2019 at 1:47:27 PM UTC-4, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Fri, 17 May 2019 03:38:01 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
> >On Friday, May 17, 2019 at 12:55:04 AM UTC-4, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> >> On Thu, 16 May 2019 20:34:53 -0500, Sqwertz >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> snip
> >> >Nobody had Corned Beef on sale here for St Patricks Day. It used to
> >> >be $.99/$1.29 10 for St Pats 10 years ago. I think we're (Central
> >> >Texas) being punished for sucking up all the beef brisket from the
> >> >U.S. other times of the year. Smoked and trimmed brisket packer
> >> >brisket here comes with a 1000%-1200% markup from BBQ trailers and
> >> >restaurants ($2/lb raw retail, $24/lb smoked).
> >> >
> >> >-sw
> >> Back in those days you could buy a whole brisket for $.89/pound.
> >> Prices just aren't what they used to be.
> >> Janet US
> >
> >And wages are higher, too. Food costs in general are quite low,
> >even if meat prices have increased a lot in the past few years.
> >
> >
> >Cindy Hamilton
>
> wages are higher for some people

Wages are higher for everybody. Not as much at the bottom end
as the top, of course.

Do you have an example of someone making less money for the
same work now compared to 10 years ago?

Cindy Hamilton