• kitnaht@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Remember $15/hr minimum wage? If it had kept up with inflation, minimum wage would need to be $25/hr now.

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      5 months ago

      Plus for context, that would be the national federal minimum wage, meaning the floor in the poorest of states. Some states would have a higher minimum just like they do now, but higher than the national wage.