In a tweet on Monday, Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota said, “taking into account inflation, the federal minimum wage is actually worth less than what it was worth 50 years ago.”
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Smith said, “Taking into account inflation, the federal minimum wage is actually worth less than what it was worth 50 years ago.”
Smith’s strict comparison with 50 years ago is accurate, and her comparison even holds for most years out of the past 50, suggesting that the year she picked is not an unreasonable choice.
We rate the statement True.
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