A viral claim says a minimum-wage worker in 1971 lived like someone making $100K today. The number is real. The explanation everyone reaches for isn’t the whole story.
https://chrisabraham.substack.com/p/the-emptier-country-why-a-1971-minimum?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=aqj1
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