• Wilzax@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    $7.25 in 2009 is worth $10.62 today. $4.95 in 2009 is worth $7.25 today.

    In effect, the value of federal minimum wage has decreased by 31% in the last 15 years, since a dollar today only buys 69% of what it did in 2009, on average (as defined by the consumer price index)