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On Fri, 17 May 2019 18:04:05 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 5/17/2019 5:49 PM, Bruce wrote:
>> 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
>>

>
>Not sure what you want to improve that will change wages for the average
>person. I controlled mine by education, hard work, doing a good job.
>
>We are not a perfect nation, but wage and price controls have not worked
>well anywhere. Our tax code needs major overhaul though.


No nation's perfect, but only in America do people think that
improvement means socialism