Post BAP1TuE46iNHrS1vsm by mhjohnson@noauthority.social
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 (DIR) Post #BAOVlTPbLISxNWl7lQ by mcread@noauthority.social
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       Inflation is theft
       
 (DIR) Post #BAOao6ThZ9mktEkagq by tankenator@noauthority.social
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       @mcread Minimum wage was 1.60/hr in 1971
       
 (DIR) Post #BAP0Grgu7XiCHSjlKq by mcread@noauthority.social
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       @tankenator  That brought with the inflations comes to $13.23  today  ...
       
 (DIR) Post #BAP1TuE46iNHrS1vsm by mhjohnson@noauthority.social
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       @mcread The 1971 ticket got you into the Magic Kingdom. You had to pay for rides separately (A - E tickets). From a dime for an A ticket to about $1 for an E ticket ride.But yeah, inflation alone would be at least 10x the price from then to now. Could you spend $19 in Magic Kingdom to get in and ride back in 1971 - sure. Plus a lot more E ticket rides now.
       
 (DIR) Post #BAP6LvoKpWSEEO0nb6 by Atreyu@noauthority.social
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       @tankenator @mcread It’s a helluva long way from $86.40/hr.
       
 (DIR) Post #BAP6Lw1o1REIuAJYau by Atreyu@noauthority.social
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       @tankenator @mcread Some further number crunching. In 1973, a minimum wage earner would have to work 2h12m to pay for the ticket. In 2026, it would take 26h5m.
       
 (DIR) Post #BAP6LwEvEfinYqS22S by mcread@noauthority.social
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       @Atreyu @tankenator    depressing ...