On Fri, 17 May 2019 10:56:01 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>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

Most of the highly paid skilled trades jobs no longer exist in the
US... most jobs in the US are now low paid desk driving jobs - answer
the phone and know nothing faker jobs.