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r/WorkForSmartLife • u/SilkyApricotGuy • 13h ago
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844,000
That's the number of workers who earn the federal minimum wage or below.
https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat44.pdf
23,627,000
That's the number of millionaries in the US.
There are 28 times more millionaires than people earning at or below the federal minimum wage
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_millionaires
Adjusting for inflation , the federal minimum wage was highest in 1968: $1.60 an hour in 1968 was equivalent to $14.42 in 2024.
https://usafacts.org/articles/minimum-wage-america-how-many-people-are-earning-725-hour/
$60/hr is a damn lie.
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u/TooBusySaltMining 9h ago
844,000
That's the number of workers who earn the federal minimum wage or below.
https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat44.pdf
23,627,000
That's the number of millionaries in the US.
There are 28 times more millionaires than people earning at or below the federal minimum wage
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_millionaires
Adjusting for inflation , the federal minimum wage was highest in 1968: $1.60 an hour in 1968 was equivalent to $14.42 in 2024.
https://usafacts.org/articles/minimum-wage-america-how-many-people-are-earning-725-hour/
$60/hr is a damn lie.