In the first installment of MintLife’s 2-part minimum wage series, discussed the widening gap between Federal minimum wage and the average wage — a divide that has been growing steadily since 1968.
In this second installment of the series, take a look at the numbers when adjusted for inflation and see that the minimum today is more than $3.25 lower than the high-water benchmark of 1968, when the minimum wage was $10.59.
Minimum wage is on a steady decline — do you think it should ever go up?