related_tweet: @_savvycat_ @samuelaadams the minimum wage was $3.10 in 1980. that is $9.80 today when accounting for the inflation of the last 41 years. so, think of it as if the minimum wage was ~$4.50 in 1980. also, the majority of minimum wage earners are adults. 88% above 20 as of 2013.