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mkhalil
on April 22, 2016
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U.S. Suicide Rate Surges to a 30-Year High
2nd link displays median weekly income for full time is ~$350.
350/40 hours = 8.75/hr
Edit: Turns out it's 1984 dollars.
praxulus
on April 22, 2016
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That's $8.75/hr in 1982/1984 CPI adjusted dollars, which comes out to ~$20/hr in 2016 dollars.
http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=8.75&year1=1984...
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350/40 hours = 8.75/hr
Edit: Turns out it's 1984 dollars.