Comment on USA: The Minimum Wage Should Be $24 per Hour Not $7.25
TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 6 months ago
Minimum wage in 1938: 25¢/hour.
In 86 years the US federal minimum wage has gone up 7 dollars.
Comment on USA: The Minimum Wage Should Be $24 per Hour Not $7.25
TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 6 months ago
Minimum wage in 1938: 25¢/hour.
In 86 years the US federal minimum wage has gone up 7 dollars.
idealotus@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Inflation adjusted, that’s $5.54 vs $7.25. That’s a 30% increase, on top of triple or quadruple digit increases in every expense…
TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 6 months ago
What is even crazier is that while the minimum is not tied to inflation the amount one may donate to political parties is tied to inflation.
Huh.