US Wages Finally Get Back to Where They Were in 1973

Re:US Wages Finally Get Back to Where They Were in 1973 by refurb on Friday April 19, 2019 @12:35PM (#19700882)

An average car cost $4,000. So about 1/10th. Applying that to rent, the rent would be $1750, which is pretty close.

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Re:US Wages Finally Get Back to Where They Were in 1973 by ksaj on Friday April 19, 2019 @12:57PM (#19701059)

Now do that same analysis with average/mean pay scales and compare. Then the article will make sense.

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Re:US Wages Finally Get Back to Where They Were in 1973 by oblio on Friday April 19, 2019 @12:59PM (#19701078)

1. Are you sure that the average car doesn't cost $25k, instead?

2. What was the average wage?

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