MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com to Today I Learned@lemmy.world · 2 years agoTIL Minimum wage has only increased by $7.00 in 85 years in the USA.message-squaremessage-square221linkfedilinkarrow-up11.32Karrow-down157file-text
arrow-up11.26Karrow-down1message-squareTIL Minimum wage has only increased by $7.00 in 85 years in the USA.MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com to Today I Learned@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square221linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarewesleylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoHe is actually correct. The math does check out. The minimum wage in 1938 was worth about $5.44 in today’s money. The peak minimum wage adjusted for inflation was in 1968 which would have been worth $13.46 in today’s money https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage_in_the_United_States
He is actually correct. The math does check out.
The minimum wage in 1938 was worth about $5.44 in today’s money. The peak minimum wage adjusted for inflation was in 1968 which would have been worth $13.46 in today’s money
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage_in_the_United_States