TIL Minimum wage has only increased by $7.00 in 85 years in the USA.

Upon inception it was set at $0.25. It is now $7.25.

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I agree it needs to be raised but that's a terrible and misleading way to present the data.
- I strongly agree with this comment.
  
  You could as easily say it's increased by 2800% (correct me if I'm wrong) since then, which sends the opposite message, but neither are good ways of showing what's really going on...

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