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[–] Unreasonable 4 points -2 points (+2|-4) ago 

I did the math.

A waitress earning $3.75/HR would be earning about $200/HR in today's wages.

Yup.

[–] cyclops1771 2 points 6 points (+8|-2) ago 

Your math is shit.

[–] Unreasonable 2 points -2 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.

[–] everef ago 

3.75/hour in 1915?

[–] Unreasonable 3 points -3 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?

[–] Nukeisrael 3 points -3 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.