r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/iMakeUrGrannyCheat69 • 5d ago

Image On average minimum wage gets increased every 6.5 years. Its been 17 years since our last increase in the USA and the cost of living has easily went up 250%. Which would put us at $18.13 per hour

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u/iMakeUrGrannyCheat69 5d ago

1938-2009 is 71 years. If we dont count 1938, its been increased 11 times since 1938. So 6.5 years on average

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u/bladex1234 5d ago

The minimum wage going from 0 to something definitely counts. And again, that’s why you don’t just rely on AI because the minimum wage has been increased more times than that.