zeze@lemm.ee to Antiwork@lemmy.world · 11 months agoMinimum wage would be $26 an hour if it had grown in line with productivitywww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10cross-posted to: brainworms@lemm.ee
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkMinimum wage would be $26 an hour if it had grown in line with productivitywww.cbsnews.comzeze@lemm.ee to Antiwork@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square1fedilinkcross-posted to: brainworms@lemm.ee
minus-squarequo@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 months agoYes, but that doesn’t mean the historical minimum wage you are adjusting for was fair at the time either. On average a worker in the US contributes over $70 to the GDP for every hour they work. You’re still being ripped off at $26/hour.
Yes, but that doesn’t mean the historical minimum wage you are adjusting for was fair at the time either.
On average a worker in the US contributes over $70 to the GDP for every hour they work.
You’re still being ripped off at $26/hour.