[pierrem15]

Back in 1981 I worked as a carpenter's assistant (relatively unskilled) making $8.00/hour.

In 2020 dollars, that's about $23-$24/hour.

I saw an ad in Houston for essentially the same work a couple of years ago. Pay rate: $8/hour.

So in real terms the same job pays 1/3 as much as it used to. Why? Juan. Jose, Pablo.

[packrat35]

The “Americans are bums” squad never bother to answer those questions.