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![AmeriHephaestus Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::2149760912.png) Hephaestus [@AmeriHephaestus](/creator/twitter/AmeriHephaestus) on x XXX followers
Created: 2025-07-17 22:20:31 UTC

@Econ_Marshall This cat is bs artist. Trades *used* to pay well. In 1983 I was making $13.5/hour as a mold maker apprentice. Today that would amount to about $40/hr. Today the average  hourly wage for a seasoned mold maker is around $30/hr topping out at $40/hr in some northern states.


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