with context, that’s a 2800% increase in 80 years, a 35% increase per year average. 15 years = 525% increase lost, final value would be 45 per hour. I have no idea if this is right and don’t condone this math for any reference.
The math is not right. Percentages don’t multiply like that.
A change from 0.25 to 7.25 over 71 years means an annual increase of about 5%. That 5% annual change, starting with $7.25 15 years ago, would take us to around $15 today.
And in 80 years it has risen $7.00 from its 25¢/hour origins.
We need a new word for dignity because the one we are using is doing it wrong.
with context, that’s a 2800% increase in 80 years, a 35% increase per year average. 15 years = 525% increase lost, final value would be 45 per hour. I have no idea if this is right and don’t condone this math for any reference.
That’s not how compound increases are measured.
We can use the compound interest formula for this.
A = P * (1 + r) ^ tTo figure out the annual increase for the whole time we can plug in what we know and solve for what we don’t:
7.25 = 0.25 * (1+r) ^ 80 29 = (1+r) ^ 80 years 1.043 = 1+r 0.043 = rSo that’s about 4.3% increase per year over the 80 years.
Now we can see what we would have as minimum wage if it had continued over the past 15 years:
A = 7.25 * (1+0.043) ^ 15 A = 7.25 * 1.043 ^ 15 A = 7.25 * 1.88 A = 13.63So that’s a $13.63 minimum wage.
The math is not right. Percentages don’t multiply like that.
A change from 0.25 to 7.25 over 71 years means an annual increase of about 5%. That 5% annual change, starting with $7.25 15 years ago, would take us to around $15 today.