related_tweet: @saj9291113 @smubpublius you don't know that since 2009 and after inflation the federal minimum wage has dropped 17% since 2009 and 31% since 1968. at current minimum wage today have $6,800 less per year to spend on food, rent, and other essentials than 50 years ago.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  there needs to be better jobs/wages.