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minus-squarebnrnrtbgd@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up20·5 hours agoThey never said anything about minimum wage.
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 hours agoIn 2023 median hourly wage was $19.24/h, vs in 1979 it was $4.44/h or $19.56/h inflation adjusted. (This data doesn’t go back to 1965 unfortunately) https://www.statista.com/statistics/185335/median-hourly-earnings-of-wage-and-salary-workers/
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 minutes agoThere is a reason median is used here… If you take into account the massive (and constantly growing) income gap, it’s obvious that things have gotten worse for the average American.
They never said anything about minimum wage.
In 2023 median hourly wage was $19.24/h, vs in 1979 it was $4.44/h or $19.56/h inflation adjusted. (This data doesn’t go back to 1965 unfortunately)
https://www.statista.com/statistics/185335/median-hourly-earnings-of-wage-and-salary-workers/
There is a reason median is used here… If you take into account the massive (and constantly growing) income gap, it’s obvious that things have gotten worse for the average American.