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That’s nothing, in Canada we had a guy steal half point (200g) gold nuggets… internally… from the Mint. Only got caught when he deposited lots of big cheques fr
by Scoundreller 3y ago
That’s nothing, in Canada we had a guy steal half point (200g) gold nuggets… internally… from the Mint. Only got caught when he deposited lots of big cheques from a gold coin shop at his bank and they learned he worked at the Mint.
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/royal-canadian-mint-employee-convicted-of-theft-after-smuggling-out-162k-in-gold-nuggets-inside-his-butt/wcm/5a76dae2-ce56-420d-9326-918f58cb9725/ https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/royal-canadian-mint-emp...
In 2015, this fellow was making $55k/yr, contrast to the guy in the article making $31k in 1981.
- andy99 3y agoThe 38k/year was the most striking part of the article. According to a (US) inflation calculator that would be 130k today https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/ https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/ which seems very good for an apparently entry level job.
- Scoundreller 3y agoI wonder if the fellow had to be a licensed electrician for that job. It would explain a lot, especially in Alberta where they were in high demand throughout the 70s to work the oil patch.
- cstejerean 3y agoI think that's largely because wages haven't really kept pace with inflation.
- fennecfoxy 3y agoHaven't really = not at all, I have no idea where I'd be if I wasn't working in the comparatively highly paid tech industry. I count myself as very lucky.
- phonon 3y agoIt's a Canadian dollar, so about 20% less or so than USD at that time.
- Scoundreller 3y agoCurrency exchange rate is pretty similar now which suggests similar inflation rates to both.