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To: NorthMountain

My first job out of the military paid $1.50 an hour.
This was in 1966.


13 posted on 05/21/2019 10:13:21 AM PDT by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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To: sparklite2
Adjusted for inflation, $1.50 in 1966 is equal to $11.85 in 2019.

Annual inflation over this period was 3.98%.

15 posted on 05/21/2019 10:16:08 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: sparklite2

Glad you could get a job in 66. I was 16 at that time and there were so many of us baby boomers that one was fortunate to get a job working at one of the drive-in restaurants or the movie theaters.


19 posted on 05/21/2019 10:24:25 AM PDT by angry elephant (My MAGA cap is from a rally in Washingon state in May 2016)
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