In article , "Dee D. Flint"
writes:

"Ryan, KC8PMX" wrote in message
...

The
average wage around here, what is considered the alleged "living" or
minimum
wage is between $5.25-6.00 per hour.

Keep in mind that the minimum wage was NEVER intended to be a "living" wage.

It wasn't? I'd be interested in a reference on that.

I think what we're really seeing is inflation outpacing the minimum wage.

Fun fact: In 1976 I started a job as a degreed engineer at the princely sum of
about $12,000/yr - about $6 an hour. About minimum wage today, but back then
the prices of most things (particularly housing and transportation) was so much
lower that it was a lot of money - to me, anyway.

73 de Jim, N2EY