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To: mysterio

Having started out my first job in Kentucky in 1947 at 10-cents an hour, these guys are ahead of me—starting out.


16 posted on 12/21/2007 10:13:12 AM PST by tailgunner (Conservative-Libertarian-Confederate-American Registered Republican)
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To: tailgunner

10 cents in 1947 is a dollar now.


17 posted on 12/21/2007 10:14:52 AM PST by mysterio
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To: tailgunner

“Having started out my first job in Kentucky in 1947 at 10-cents an hour, these guys are ahead of me—starting out?”

That dog won’t hunt either.

Ten cents in 1947 had about the same buying power as 92 cents in 2006.


25 posted on 12/21/2007 10:36:14 AM PST by kellynla (Freedom of speech makes it easier to spot the idiots! Semper Fi!)
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