GreenDust@lemmings.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 hours agoStart-up idealemmings.worldimagemessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1406arrow-down115
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minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 hour agoIt’s like any other luxury. Back in 1960, minimum wage was $1.00/hour. You could get a meal at a diner for under $1.00 or go to a really swanky place and spend $4.00 or $5.00. Today, minimum wage is $7.50, a diner meal is $20.00, and a luxury meal is $100.00 You can go out a find a really well build product that will last, but it will cost ten times as much as the one you can afford.
minus-squarerockerface🇺🇦@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·28 minutes agoAh yes, the Sam Vimes’ boots theory
It’s like any other luxury.
Back in 1960, minimum wage was $1.00/hour. You could get a meal at a diner for under $1.00 or go to a really swanky place and spend $4.00 or $5.00.
Today, minimum wage is $7.50, a diner meal is $20.00, and a luxury meal is $100.00
You can go out a find a really well build product that will last, but it will cost ten times as much as the one you can afford.
Ah yes, the Sam Vimes’ boots theory