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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 06:56 AM Original message |
The median per capita income in 1970 was......$3,893.00 per year |
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mhr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 07:10 AM Response to Original message |
1. Capital Is Free To Roam The Globe, Workers Cannot |
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arrogantatheist1000 (44 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 10:54 AM Response to Reply #1 |
10. great quote! |
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Qanisqineq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 07:15 AM Response to Original message |
2. *gulp* |
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OneTwentyoNine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
3. For some minimum wage wasn't even that high... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 08:00 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. And waitresses still made about 50 cents an hour back then |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 11:06 AM Response to Reply #3 |
12. I worked at a Winchell's Donut shop |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 11:14 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Were you as "broke" as you are today?? |
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rasputin1952 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 12:21 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. You might add that the QUALITY has diminished as well... |
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Pobeka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 12:27 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. The Reagan administration re-defined inflation criteria. |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 03:17 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. You can't change it, but ... |
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arrogantatheist1000 (44 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-29-04 06:35 AM Response to Reply #13 |
33. I agree the inflation number is made up to make politicians look good |
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OneTwentyoNine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 08:03 AM Response to Original message |
5. And even in 2004,look at State minimum wages-Kansas/Oklahoma |
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rasputin1952 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
6. Hmmmm....I was in uniform at the time and I got ... |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 09:13 AM Response to Original message |
7. Does anyone know where I can find statistics about........ |
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rasputin1952 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 09:54 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. In Molly Ivins' book, "Bushwhacked", |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 10:42 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Big Boys go Tax Free |
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rasputin1952 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 10:59 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Most revolutions are based on economics, not ideology... |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 11:32 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Yep... |
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F.Gordon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 11:24 AM Response to Reply #7 |
15. Here......... |
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cryofan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 12:09 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. not just corporations, but the income tax is FAR LESS progressive |
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myopic4141 (309 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-29-04 03:26 AM Response to Reply #7 |
31. Go to |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
14. I forgot to include this..People actually had savings accounts, too. |
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Jim__ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
17. With respect to median income, I believe what has changed ... |
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Pobeka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 12:30 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. This assumes the rate of inflation is correct. |
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Jim__ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 01:23 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. It's actually pretty depressing that median income has remained |
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starroute (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 01:45 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Not just productivity -- people are working more hours |
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newyawker99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 05:12 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. Hi Jim__ |
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Jim__ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 05:43 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Thanks newyawker - good to be here - n/t |
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MikeGalos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
24. If you really want to see the numbers |
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Sugarbleus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-29-04 07:09 AM Response to Reply #24 |
34. Yep, I remember those times.. |
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JasonDeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
27. And then America elected an actor. |
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never cry wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
28. I think partially there are more things to spend on as well |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-29-04 02:50 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Ask yourself.."Why do we "need" all these things now"? |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-29-04 05:32 AM Response to Reply #28 |
32. i don't think people now spend on luxury instead of healthcare |
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