“I started work as an adult in 1957 when Eisenhower was president. You know, that old socialist that fought against the Nazis? The highest tax bracket was 91% of $400,000 and capital gains were regular income. I got a job working at an aircraft parts supplier for $2.35 an hour. Gasoline was 35 cents per gallon and a new Chevrolet Bel Air cost $2,580. Unemployment was 5% and minimum wage was $1 an hour. Eisenhower was building the interstate highway system and paying down the national debt, which was worse than today's from WWII. Translate that to today and my job would pay $25.85 an hour, minimum wage would be $11 an hour, the Chevrolet would cost $28,380, and gasoline would be $3.85 per gallon. It seems everything is in line except the pay for working people. Minimum wage is $7.35 an hour and I defy anyone to find a job starting at $25.85.” --
Roy Merritt, member of The Christian Left
me- YES, there is a CHRISTIAN left.
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