To the Editor:
Back in the 1950s, entry-level jobs paid 60 cents an hour. A candy bar was 10 cents; a loaf of bread, 15 cents; a gallon of gas, 27 cents; a basic, stripped pickup, new, $1,800. Fast forward to 2000 and all you need to do is add a zero to all costs.
Costs are worse now. Entry-level jobs are $8.80 an hour. What has our governor done? The minimum wagewill be$10 an hourin Julyand in a few years, $15. You can expect to pay more for all you buy, since everything is relative.
February 6, 2019
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