Agreed, regarding what the average person earns. Here in southern Virginia it is bugger all, about $9 per hour. Obviously I mistakenly quoted the NZ minimum as $15 but after Googling the relevant govt depts info I note it is $14.25 unless like Murray F1 "I'm very much mistaken" again!Originally Posted by Oldfart
IF the minimum wage here in NZ was $15 (and it isn't) there may be a few more people with a touch more money and prices would of course go up as they always have.
The minimum wage is not really the issue, it is what the average person earns, as distinct from the average wage.
We are going way off topic here
Not too much off topic really, motorsport is expensive to varying degrees in most countries and it is interesting to make comparisons.
Kiwi racers seem to have a knack for making the dollar stretch further, long may it continue!
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