[–] Unreasonable 3 points -3 points 0 points (+0|-3) ago
1974 gold was $35/oz. At $3.50/hr you earn the purchasing power of 3g/gold per hour.
Today to earn the same, you'd have to earn about $200/hr.
Boomers hate hearing that.
They talk about a basket of goods.
Why not a straight comparison?
[–] everef 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago
A straight comparison with one single precious metal? Probably because by that straight comparison, that $200 would have been $120 just two years ago. Maybe next year it'll be $100. The price of gold bounces all over the place depending on political conditions and dozens of other factors.
[–] cyclops1771 2 points 6 points 8 points (+8|-2) ago
Your math is shit.
[–] Unreasonable 2 points -2 points 0 points (+0|-2) ago
Naw.
My math is accurate.
You must be a Boomer.
Boomers hate to hear how easy they actually had it.
It destroys their world view that they somehow had it tougher.
[–] Libertyisgood 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago
Tell them how hard you have it honey.
Go tell the veitnam vets how bad you have it...
[–] Nukeisrael 3 points -3 points 0 points (+0|-3) ago
No they wouldn’t. Wanna do this again? That’s not how it works at all and you make me look retarded. It was a lot easier but not $200 an hour. It was more like $16 an hour at 18 with cheap rent and no feminism.
[–] Unreasonable ago
Yeah no.
My math and reasoning are sound.
Boomers really fucking hate it.
But yeah a waitress was earning approx $200/hr in today's wages.
[–] BasedWolf 2 points 0 points 2 points (+2|-2) ago
You missed a few zeroes actually. A waitress back then was earning 2 trillion dollars a minute in today's gayges.