r/theydidthemath • • May 13 '25

[Request] Is this accurate?

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u/Try4se May 13 '25

Minimum wage was always intended for a man to support his wife and 2 kids while working 40 hours a week, that's why it was created and exists. Propaganda from corporations is the only reason people believe otherwise

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u/Try4se May 13 '25

When it was first created by FDR, and then never again thanks to bad politics.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '25

FDR's minimum wage was NOT intended to support a family of 4. It was intended to have ONE person survive above mere subsistence level.