“There’s this wild disconnect between what people are experiencing and what economists are experiencing,” says Nikki Cimino, a recruiter in Denver.

  • ashok36@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    I had dinner with my mom last night. She told me she made $2.20/hr as a waitress in 1972. Not including tips.

    That’s the equivalent of over $16/hr now.

    The boomers have no idea how lucky they were. And they fucking wasted it.