related_tweet: @radiatastory69 @swamp_oracle @chadinjaxfl @abhabhattarai i've heard the buying power for min. wage in the 1970s would be equivalent to about $23.00 today. one friend likens it thus: in the 70s making minimum wage, he could work one hour &amp; buy 30 friends a cup of coffee. no way could that happen w/today's min wage.