In fairness, the minimum wage only started in 1999.
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Devi@kbin.social 2 months ago
There were definitely worse things, but we all had way more money. In the 90's a person on a minimum wage job could get a mortgage, can you imagine?
Streetlights@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Serinus@lemmy.world 2 months ago
In the UK. Right. (Source)
EinfachUnersetzlich@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Well yeah, as opposed to where?
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perviouslyiner@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Also the peak of contracting (before IR35) - there were plenty of tech workers on insane “salaries” just doing normal jobs.
Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 2 months ago
Nope, can’t picture it at all. Still blows my mind that a family of 4 could live on a single wage.
Devi@kbin.social 2 months ago
Both my parents have always worked but I had friends as a kid whose dad worked low paid factory jobs, moms didn't work and they weren't really struggling. Not like you see today anyway, no food banks or getting evicted, they might have had the tesco no frills crisps.
BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 2 months ago
It's crazy. I had many friends where only one person worked and they had two children and all bought or build a house. Now i look at my sister and her boyfriend with two kids. He has a good paying job and she works an okay job. There is no way in hell they could just buy a house