Another Sign the Economy is Picking Up Steam

In addition to the surliness and frequent non-fluency of telemarketers noted in this space in the past, I saw another big sign.

The local Taco Bell has a huge "Help Wanted" sign in the window, offering $8 an hour to start.

Inside the Taco Bell, I could find nary a single native speaker of English behind the counter, save for a very harried-looking assistant manager.

Those are the sorts of wages Taco Bell was paying before the Clinton Recession started.