Since we are talking contracts and negotiations right about now, it might be useful to trip back a few years and see what a few TAG minimums were, back in the day. (The day being February 1, 1965.)
Animator, Storyman, Background, Layout
Hourly: $5.365 Weekly: $214.60
1st Assist. Animator, Assist. Background, Assist. Layout
Hourly: $4.021 Weekly: $160.84
It's good to remember that in early '65 (when this contract went into effect), the entire Federal budget was a hair north of $100 billion, America was just starting to warm to the task of pissing away billions in Southeast Asia, and a dollar went a whole lot further than now.
According to the intertubes' Inflation Calculator, a wage of $160.84 in '65 would be worth $1086.61 in 2008.
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In 1965 the average annual income was $6,000
A new home was about $21,500
One share of Berkshire-Hathaway was $18
Minimum wage was $1.25
Movie tickets were about $1.00
A gallon of milk was $0.95
Gasoline was about $0.31 per gallon
A loaf of bread was $0.21
1st class postage was $0.05
A personal computer cost about $16,000 and would fit on a cart.
"A personal computer cost about $16,000 and would fit on a cart."
And that's not counting the punch cards!!
A personal computer in 1965?
Do you mean a mainframe computer? IBM 7094 perhaps?
http://www.computersciencelab.com/ComputerHistory/HistoryPt3.htm
interesting stuff...
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