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Blue states should put $15 minimum wage on the ballot and ban voter purges 180 days from the election (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by DarkBluemetal@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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[–] Vorticity@lemmy.world 36 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

People have been pushing for a $15 minimum wage since 2012. At this point, due to inflation since 2012, that number should be about $21.

That said, adjusted for inflation, the federal minimum wage has never been above $15 in 2025 dollars. It came close in the 60's. The current inflation adjusted minimum wage is getting close to the lowest it has ever been since it was first enacted.