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Originally Posted by Handsome B. Wonderful
No it didn't. Seriously, stop talking out of your ass.
This information is easily found online.
Minimum wage was $5.00 in 1995 in Alberta.
$5.00 in 1995 dollars is worth $7.34 in 2016.
Minimum wage is about to become $12.20.
Minimum wage has significantly outpaced inflation.
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I agree that we don't need a minimum wage increase, but you can't just compare an arbitrary salary to inflation. Need to understand the purchasing power of it, really. Perhaps 1995 was way too low, and now it is where it needs to be? Or maybe it is too high now.