Dragonlady
Designing Woman
Why hasn't the minimum wage kept up with inflation?
Republicans since Regan have refused to raise the minimum wage, instead raising "earned income credits" instead. The minimum wage, which was already falling far behind the cost of living by 1980, has only been raised 9 times in the past 40 years, and seldom with a Republican in the Oval Office. The last increase was 2009.
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History of Changes to the Minimum Wage Law
During the same time 40 year time frame, executive compensation has increased over 1000% - despite the three big economic crashes.
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