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Originally Posted by RICH1
Why all of a sudden do Villagers need to subsidize Workforce Housing apartments? Plenty of places to live in surrounding towns that house and support the working men and working ladies.. Changing the fabric of a Retirement Community will only cheapen the quality of Retiree life by creating more expenses to draw from a fixed income. Raising the minimum wage has become more than my High Skilled Tradesmen career I had 10 years ago! And this Tipping thing is over, do your job and make me a pizza
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If you really were paid only $11/hour 10 years ago as a "high skilled tradesman" then you were either a) grossly underpaid or b) not skilled at all.
*I* was paid more than that as a part-time office associate 10 years ago, as an entry level employee in an electrician's office. I did the payroll. I know what the actual "high skilled tradesmen" made 10 years ago. It was around $28/hour. Plumbers were making $55/hour. A journeyman printer was earning around $20/hour in their first year, up to $45/hour after 20 years work in the same company. Carpenters were making more than $20/hour. Roofers - more than $15/hour. Construction workers - definitely more than $20/hour, that's union work.
So - you were either being cheated, or you are misrepresenting your own abilities.