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To: Brian S
How is someone who makes $30 an hour a "blue collar" worker?
23 posted on 08/01/2003 5:58:49 PM PDT by ItisaReligionofPeace ((the original))
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To: ItisaReligionofPeace
How is someone who makes $30 an hour a "blue collar" worker?

Probably because his doesn't wear a $1000 suit, call himself an attorney and charge $500 an hour... ;)

30 posted on 08/01/2003 6:24:05 PM PDT by Brian S ("Mount up everybody and ride to the sound of the gun!")
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To: ItisaReligionofPeace
I always believed that blue collar was symbolic of the type of work that you do, more manual labor, time on your feet, etc.

White collar seems to imply sitting at a desk.

JMHO
31 posted on 08/01/2003 7:02:39 PM PDT by Pan_Yans Wife ("Life isn't fair. It's fairer than death, is all.")
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