the whole benefit thing started during WWII because they had wage controls.
the whole benefit thing started during WWII because they had wage controls.
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Nixon also had wage controls. And price freezing.
Which brought about ‘different’ versions of the same product.
To ‘legally’ get a raise in private sector, one had to quit then get hired back the next day for more money.
Not bad in jobs where ‘seniority’ and ‘duration’ didn’t really count.
Another less disastrous Nixon ‘idea’ was dressing the Capitol Police like Palace Guards....