Awesome357@lemmy.worldtoToday I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL Minimum wage has only increased by $7.00 in 85 years in the USA.English
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1 year agoIf $1 then is now equivalent to $21.77, then that $0.25 minimum wage then would today only be $5.44 (25% of $21.77). $7.25 represents 133% more purchasing power.
Both actually. I swing wildly back and forth.