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To: Lazamataz
In the 1920's or 1930's, you could buy a decent suit for about 50 hours of unskilled labor. ($0.40 an hour * 50 hours = 20$). Now, you can buy a decent suit for about 38 hours of unskilled labor ($9.00 an hour for 38 hours = 350$).

Using unskilled tailors to have your suits made?

No wonder you're always whining about your pants falling off while you're playing on your 'puter.

17 posted on 06/28/2002 3:47:38 PM PDT by Willie Green
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To: Willie Green
Using unskilled tailors to have your suits made?

Nope. The unit of measure of value I am using is the unskilled-labor-hour. We can use skilled-labor-hours if you so desire. Lawyers would be a good unit of measure. Of course, it would merely more prominenty display my point.

No wonder you're always whining about your pants falling off while you're playing on your 'puter.

Not true. I say that I am not wearing them to begin with. There is a difference.

20 posted on 06/28/2002 3:50:40 PM PDT by Lazamataz
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To: Willie Green
You haven't checked the price of labor in Indonesia or Mexico, I see.
69 posted on 06/28/2002 5:12:40 PM PDT by Illbay
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