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Re:America has never gone this long without hiking the feder... by opo on Monday June 24, 2019 @07:56PM (#20269787)
The first federal minimum wage was .25 in 1938. An inflation calculator shows that would be $4.54 in 2019. Based on that, I would have to conclude the minimum wage has more than kept up with the inflation rate.

https://bebusinessed.com/history/history-of-minimum-wage/

https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/

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