Back in 1960, minimum wage was $1.00/hour and the average US home was $11,000.00.
Read Hunter Thompson’s book “Hell’s Angels.” There’s a chapter where he explains the economics of being a biker/hippie/artist circa 1970. A biker could work six months as a Union stevedore and earn enough to spend the next two years riding. A part time waitress could earn enough to rent a place for herself and a boyfriend.
They always wanted us to be wage slaves. Somewhere between inflation, credit everything and rental everything we lost it all. Also, fuck the hippies for “growing up” and voting for Reagan.
Back in 1960, minimum wage was $1.00/hour and the average US home was $11,000.00.
Read Hunter Thompson’s book “Hell’s Angels.” There’s a chapter where he explains the economics of being a biker/hippie/artist circa 1970. A biker could work six months as a Union stevedore and earn enough to spend the next two years riding. A part time waitress could earn enough to rent a place for herself and a boyfriend.
Just another thing Reagan took from us.
They always wanted us to be wage slaves. Somewhere between inflation, credit everything and rental everything we lost it all. Also, fuck the hippies for “growing up” and voting for Reagan.