MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com to Today I Learned@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTIL Minimum wage has only increased by $7.00 in 85 years in the USA.message-squaremessage-square228fedilinkarrow-up11.3Karrow-down154file-text
arrow-up11.25Karrow-down1message-squareTIL Minimum wage has only increased by $7.00 in 85 years in the USA.MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com to Today I Learned@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square228fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePmMeFrogMemes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down8·1 year agoI agree it needs to be raised but that’s a terrible and misleading way to present the data.
minus-squareSadbutdru@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down3·1 year agoI 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…
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…