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[–] jettrscga@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Glad ours is $15.45/hr