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To: abigkahuna

I had my first factory job in 1962 for $1 per hour.
6 months later I joined the Navy and got $78 per month.


2 posted on 11/30/2014 4:42:28 PM PST by BuffaloJack (Muslim Creeping Conquest of America and Canada)
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To: BuffaloJack

In 1945 minimum wage was $0.30 per hour.


3 posted on 11/30/2014 4:43:50 PM PST by BuffaloJack (Muslim Creeping Conquest of America and Canada)
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To: BuffaloJack

I was driving a tank wagon for the local Standard Oil distributor in 1962, $1.25 per hour. Had a car, a motorcycle and a nice apartment on the beach, and always had spending money.


40 posted on 12/01/2014 7:04:09 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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