Godric@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 10 months agoNow that's some devotion!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square357fedilinkarrow-up12.05Karrow-down128
arrow-up12.02Karrow-down1imageNow that's some devotion!lemmy.worldGodric@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square357fedilink
minus-squareKushan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·10 months agoI suspect his information is out of date, $50k isn’t a lot of money but 10 or 20 years ago it was.
minus-squareuberkalden@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·10 months agoWas it? I made that out of college almost 20 years ago. It wasn’t what I would call rich
minus-squareIII@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoYes, it was. If it helps, $50K then would be $81K today. The average minimum wage these days across the US is $8.5 an hour, or $17K per year. So it is… it absolutely is. Even today it is quite a lot to many people.
I suspect his information is out of date, $50k isn’t a lot of money but 10 or 20 years ago it was.
Was it? I made that out of college almost 20 years ago. It wasn’t what I would call rich
Yes, it was. If it helps, $50K then would be $81K today. The average minimum wage these days across the US is $8.5 an hour, or $17K per year.
So it is… it absolutely is. Even today it is quite a lot to many people.