related_tweet: @daniellemuscato to make it worse, if it was indexed to productivity, minimum wage would be $22/hour.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  federal minimum wage is $7.25/hour and hasn't increased in 11 years. something that cost $7.25 in 2009 costs $8.66 today, a decrease of 20% in buying power.