• @MasterBlaster@lemmy.world
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    11 year ago

    Dude, that is the federal minimum, which hasn’t been raised in over 30 years. The states had minimums closer to $10 to $12 in the last 20 years, and many went up to $15 in the last 3 years. That is still much less buying power than minimum wage was at its establishment.

    • @SCB@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      That’s not relevant to any discussion tho. 1.3% of people are at the federal min

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        11 year ago

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      • @MasterBlaster@lemmy.world
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        11 year ago

        If someone is claiming that the rise In minimum wages in many states does not impact the “wages are growing faster than inflation” assertion, it is entirely relevant as many of those people saw a 33% raise over the last few years, and that is way more than 1.3% of wage earners.