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New Study Finds That A Minimum-Wage Worker In 1971 Had A Lifestyle Affordability Similar To Someone Making $100K Today (theleadingreport.com)
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[–] Aatube@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 month ago

this is a very suspicious source that seems AI-generated

It's Not Laziness—It's Economics

[prediction markets ticker at top]

[–] antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

A minimum wage worker in 1971 made about 6 to 7 ounces of gold per month. By my calculations that’s equivalent to making about $300k today.

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Trickle down economy working as intended.