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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

If I'm understanding what your saying here the last time the federal minimum wage increased was 2009, adjusted for inflation 7.25 in 2024 is 10.60.

[–] TowardsTheFuture 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Hm, you know it might’ve been about fast food workers in Cali then. I just do remember something about $23 coming from just inflation.

Also could’ve been whenever minimum wage was at it best adjusted.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

The argument was that the $7.25 minimum wage in 2009 was already criminally low, and should have been $15. That would be $22.32 now. The actual minimum wage has not been changed since.

The post specifies productivity gains since 1960, though. That's a different measure than inflation, but it's interesting that they arrive in about the same place. There's been a huge gap between average wages and productivity increases over that time period. It's not like the working class was even getting their fair share in 1960, and they sure as hell aren't now.

[–] TowardsTheFuture 2 points 3 months ago

Ah yup that’s what it was. Thanks.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Maybe they mean the time before the current minimum wage was set