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Yavin4

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Sat Jan-28-06 09:29 PM
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The Minimum Wage and The Movie, "Saturday Night Fever"

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I was just re-watching the movie, "Saturday Night Fever", and in the opening of the film, John Travolta's character, Tony, is working in a paint shop when his boss gives him a raise. Tony's pay was raised from $2.50 an hour to $4.00 an hour. The film was released in 1978. That's 28 years ago folks.

Today, the national minimum wage is $5.15 an hour. If Tony had stayed in that paint shop for 28 years, his income would have only gone up $1.15 an hour.

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