Percent Pay Raise
TABLE  1

	4% Raise		Worker A Wage	Amt of Raise		Worker B Wage	Amt of Raise		Worker C Wage	Amt of Raise		Worker D Wage	Amt of Raise
Year 0			$10,000			$20,000			$30,000			$40,000
Raise	0.04			$400			$800			$1,200			$1,600
Year 1			$10,400			$20,800			$31,200			$41,600
Raise	0.04			$416			$832			$1,248			$1,664
Year 2			$10,816			$21,632			$32,448			$43,264
Raise	0.04			$433			$865			$1,298			$1,731
Year 3			$11,249			$22,497			$33,746			$44,995
Raise	0.04			$450			$900			$1,350			$1,800
Year 4			$11,699			$23,397			$35,096			$46,794
Raise	0.04			$468			$936			$1,404			$1,872
Year 5			$12,167			$24,333			$36,500			$48,666
Raise	0.04			$487			$973			$1,460			$1,947
Year 6			$12,653			$25,306			$37,960			$50,613
Raise	0.04			$506			$1,012			$1,518			$2,025
Year 7			$13,159			$26,319			$39,478			$52,637
Raise	0.04			$526			$1,053			$1,579			$2,105
Year 8			$13,686			$27,371			$41,057			$54,743
Raise	0.04			$547			$1,095			$1,642			$2,190
Year 9			$14,233			$28,466			$42,699			$56,932
Raise	0.04			$569			$1,139			$1,708			$2,277
Year 10			$14,802			$29,605			$44,407			$59,210
Raise	0.04			$592			$1,184			$1,776			$2,368
Year 11			$15,395			$30,789			$46,184			$61,578
Raise	0.04			$616			$1,232			$1,847			$2,463
Year 12			$16,010			$32,021			$48,031			$64,041
Raise	0.04			$640			$1,281			$1,921			$2,562
Year 13			$16,651			$33,301			$49,952			$66,603
Raise	0.04			$666			$1,332			$1,998			$2,664
Year 14			$17,317			$34,634			$51,950			$69,267
Raise	0.04			$693			$1,385			$2,078			$2,771
Year 15			$18,009			$36,019			$54,028			$72,038
Raise	0.04			$720			$1,441			$2,161			$2,882
Year 16			$18,730			$37,460			$56,189			$74,919
Raise	0.04			$749			$1,498			$2,248			$2,997
Year 17			$19,479			$38,958			$58,437			$77,916
Raise	0.04			$779			$1,558			$2,337			$3,117
Year 18			$20,258			$40,516			$60,774			$81,033
Raise	0.04			$810			$1,621			$2,431			$3,241
Year 19			$21,068			$42,137			$63,205			$84,274
Raise	0.04			$843			$1,685			$2,528			$3,371
Year 20			$21,911			$43,822			$65,734			$87,645
* * * * *	* * * *		TABLE  2	* * *		* * * * *	* * * *		TABLE 2	* * * *		* * * * *	* * * *
Year 0			$10,000			$20,000			$30,000			$40,000
Pay Increase			$11,911			$23,822			$35,734			$47,645
minus COL			$11,911			$11,911			$11,911			$11,911
Year 20			$10,000			$31,911			$53,823			$75,734

In Table 2 the Cost of Living (COL) increased by a dollar amount that was 4% of the lowest paid worker's wage.  This shows how obsence is the percent pay raise.  The poorly paid get poorer and the well paid get richer.