Fun Fact for 2006

Fun fact of the day from the New York Times: if the minimum wage had gone up at the same rate as CEO compensation since 1990, the minimum wage today would not be $5.15 but rather $23.00 and change. Greed and injustice. And who thinks they could live on $42 or even $45 a day? Raise children? make car payments, buy a computer? A house?