On Fri, 17 May 2019 17:39:41 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 5/17/2019 5:11 PM, Bruce wrote:
>> On Fri, 17 May 2019 17:08:46 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>>> On 5/17/2019 4:44 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> When I graduated high school the minimum was was $1.55. Adjusted for
>>>>>> inflation, today it would be $10.41 Obviously, many states did not keep
>>>>>> up.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you've been in the workforce for a number of years, plug in some
>>>>>> numbers to see how well you've fared over the years.
>>>>>> https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm
>>>>>
>>>>> over the past 40 years most people working in the U.S. have seen no
>>>>> increase in pay after accounting for inflation
>>>>
>>>> Meanwhile, the fat cats were getting fatter. You guys need Sanders
>>>> bad.
>>>>
>>>
>>> The President controls wages? I did not know that.
>>
>> Sanders and others who think like him, at all levels. A change of
>> regime.
>>
>OK, Socialist would control wages

Anytime someone suggests an improvement to the American system, y'all
go "Aaargh, socialism!" Y'all are a funny lot and nothing will ever
get better