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> one of his servers made $70,000 four years ago, working 30 hours a week. That is $44.87/hour. Come 2022, that server would be making nearly $50/hour. Accordi
by zimpenfish 8y ago
> one of his servers made $70,000 four years ago, working 30 hours a week. That is $44.87/hour. Come 2022, that server would be making nearly $50/hour.
According to http://www.in2013dollars.com/2015-dollars-in-2018?amount=70000 http://www.in2013dollars.com/2015-dollars-in-2018?amount=700..., that 2015 $70k ($44.87/h) would become 2018 $74k ($47.54/h). If he's getting $50/h in 2022, wouldn't that be a net drop in his wages anyway?
Edit: barring a deflationary period, I suppose.
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