MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com to Today I Learned@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTIL Minimum wage has only increased by $7.00 in 85 years in the USA.message-squaremessage-square158fedilinkarrow-up11.12Kfile-text
arrow-up11.12Kmessage-squareTIL Minimum wage has only increased by $7.00 in 85 years in the USA.MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com to Today I Learned@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square158fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePottsunami@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up79·1 year agoThere are lies, damn lies, and then there’s statistics. Im not here to say the minimum wage doesnt need to be raised, because it does, but another way of putting that is “The minimim wage has increased 1500% in 85 years.” That sounds a lot better even though its the same thing.
minus-squareWHYAREWEALLCAPS@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up81·1 year agoMeanwhile the cost of living has increased 2077% in 85 years.
minus-squareorrk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agothat actually makes it worse because housework still needs to be done.
minus-squareBrickhead92@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 year agoWow! That’s almost as much as a CEO increases in 3 months!
There are lies, damn lies, and then there’s statistics.
Im not here to say the minimum wage doesnt need to be raised, because it does, but another way of putting that is
“The minimim wage has increased 1500% in 85 years.”
That sounds a lot better even though its the same thing.
Meanwhile the cost of living has increased 2077% in 85 years.
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that actually makes it worse because housework still needs to be done.
Wow! That’s almost as much as a CEO increases in 3 months!
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Thanks for making me chuckle.
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