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aint_no_life_nowhere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-20-08 12:33 PM
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13. I don't see how young people can afford basic things like gas
In the late 1960s when I was in my teens and driving my first car, gas was around 29 cents a gallon. Part-time work didn't pay as much as it does now, but it seemed to pay for all of the basic necessities. The minimum wage was about $1.60 an hour, if I recall. That would buy you more than 5 gallons of gas for an hour of work. Will one hour of minimum wage work for a student in a part-time job buy 5 gallons of gas today? I don't think so.
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