related_tweet: here's a reason: the current minimum wage in minnesota is 10.08. the average of the last 50 months of inflation is 2.11% (source: ycharts)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  in 5 years, your $10.08 turns into $9.06, in real terms, assuming you don't get a raise. a yearly income purchase power loss of $2121.60.