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Minimum wage was never intended to be a living wage.

It absolutely was, and more.

https://www.minimum-wage.org/articles/history

As part of the FLSA, the minimum wage was enacted at $0.25/hr to maintain a “minimum standard of living necessary for health, efficiency and general well-being, without substantially curtailing employment”.

FLSA also largely-restricted child labor and established an hourly work ceiling (overtime).

Better luck next time, Jimbo.

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If It was intended to be a living wage then why wasn’t it enough to be a living wage?

I will refer to your own source.

without substantially curtailing employment

You have to look past the political propaganda and hyperbole. Minimum wage was implemented to get close to a “living wage” without hurting businesses.

It shouldn’t surprise me that you blindly believe politicians.

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