Economy

On a more serious note, I found these two news articles last week. One's Australian and the other one's American. I imagine that we can assume it's a general trend, though.

On one hand, the minimum wage is apparently proportionately lower now than 40 years ago: http://lifeinc.todayshow.com/_news/2010/11/19/5495013-good-graph-friday-minimum-wage-is-worth-less-than-in-1968?gt1=43001

But if you're a high-flying executive, you don't need to get depressed, as THEY're earning even more than before, yay: http://content.mycareer.com.au/advice-research/salary/ceo-salaries.aspx?s_rid=smh:rainbowstrip:box2:campaign2:content2:22-11:xx-05_searchfinancialservicesjobs:ceospaid100timesmorethanworkers

So hey, basically, it's not all bad news.