On May 2, 2008, at 12:48 PM, Jim Devine wrote:

Carrol Cox wrote:
My mothet's monthly salary as a rural elementary teacher was $50 (for
 nine months). Even by 1942 it had only gone up to $90.

If the CPI is accurate, Carrol's mother would currently be earning
$768 for 9 months, or $85.33 each month.

Uh, but real wages have gone up a lot over the interval.
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