miscellany

I read in the New York Times yesterday that the average childcare worker in the U.S. earns $7.26 per hour. My part-time job in high school pumping gas paid $5.50 when I graduated. That was 14 years ago.

The article was actually about nannies, and families that 'share' nannies in order to make them more affordable. One of my sisters has a nanny; I wonder how much she pays her.