Dragon’s Lair

  • jettrscga@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    $3.10 minimum wage in 1980. Equivalent to ~$11.50 per hour today, higher than today’s minimum wage.

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      11 months ago

      The effective minimum wage in 2019 was $11.80. It’s important to talk about these things in context, so we are better able to address the correct problem.