Ontario minimum wage in 1985 was $4/hr, and the average cost of a home in Toronto was $109 094.
That is 27 273.5 hours’ worth of work without deductions taxes etc.
Minimum wage is now $15.5 and the average cost of a home in Toronto is $1 269 900, the equivalent of 81 929 hours.
Thinking about the time my boyfriend said we needed a new vacuum because ours lost suction and was saying bag full when it was a brand new one. Took it apart & he’d sucked up a 2p coin.
Wild how Freud used to say you should do coke about your psychiatric troubles and we all agree that’s a terrible idea now, but if you have ADHD today your doctor will look you in the eye and prescribe you amphetamines 😅