Alex Malone

📅 Pre-August-1971: $35/oz ¦ Jan 2026: $5,400/oz
💵 Federal Minimum Wage (hr): $1.60 ¦ $7.25
👷🏼‍♂️ 40hr Pay: $64 ¦ $290
💰 Value in Gold (oz): 1.83 ¦ 0.054

[Alex Malone @NeoconDon]

𝙐𝘚 𝕱ᴇᴅᴇʀᴀʟ 𝓜ɪɴɪᴍᴜᴍ 𝗪ᴀɢᴇ (𝟭𝟵𝟱𝟬-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱)
📆Pre-August 1971 Gold Price: $35/oz
💲Federal Minimum Wage: $1.60/hr
💵40-hour Wage: $64
💰Value in Gold: 1.83 ozs

📅May 28, 2026 Gold Price ~$4,490/oz
💲Fed. Min. Wage: $7.25/hr
💸 40-hr Wage: $290
💰 Value in Gold: 0.065 ozs

Last increase was in July 2009. In the last 75 years, the FMW had a NOMINAL INCREASE of 867% (from $0.75 to $7.25). Since 2009, we have seen REAL VALUE actually DECREASE no less than 28%

HERE'S A SHOCKER: In 1968, the $1.60/hr rate was worth over $14/hr in today's dollars.

[Alex Malone @NeoconDon]

📆 Pre-August 1971 Gold Price: $35/oz ($45 post-Nixon-shock)
Federal minimum wage: $1.60/hour
40-hour wage 💵: $64
Value in Gold 💰: 1.83 ozs

📅 July 22, 2025 Gold: $3413/oz
FMW: $7.25/hour
40-hour 💵: $290
Gold 💰: 0.085 ounces

📅 October 20, 2025 Gold: $4,363/oz
FMW: $7.25/hour
40-hr 💵: $290
Gold 💰: 0.066 ounces

📅 May 28, 2026 Gold Price ~$4,490/oz
Federal min. wage: $7.25/hour
40-hour wage 💵: $290
Value in Gold 💰: 0.065 ozs

𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙩𝙤
𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙜����𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮?
𝟙𝟡𝟝𝟘: 𝟜𝟟 𝕙𝕣𝕤
𝟙𝟡𝟝𝟝: 𝟜𝟟 𝕙𝕣𝕤
𝟙𝟡𝟞𝟘: 𝟛𝟝 𝕙𝕣𝕤
𝟙𝟡𝟞𝟝: 𝟚𝟠 𝕙𝕣𝕤
𝟙𝟡𝟟𝟘: 𝟚𝟚 𝕙𝕣𝕤
𝟙𝟡𝟟𝟝: 𝟟𝟟 𝕙𝕣𝕤
𝟙𝟡𝟠𝟘: 𝟙𝟡𝟠 𝕙𝕣𝕤
𝟙𝟡𝟠𝟝: 𝟡𝟝 𝕙𝕣𝕤
𝟙𝟡𝟡𝟘: 𝟙𝟘𝟙 𝕙𝕣𝕤
𝟙𝟡𝟡𝟝: 𝟡𝟘 𝕙𝕣𝕤
��𝟘𝟘𝟘: 𝟝𝟜 𝕙𝕣𝕤
𝟚𝟘𝟘𝟝: 𝟠𝟞 𝕙𝕣𝕤
𝟚𝟘𝟙𝟘: 𝟙𝟞𝟡 𝕙𝕣𝕤
𝟚𝟘𝟙𝟝: 𝟙𝟞𝟘 𝕙𝕣𝕤
𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟘: 𝟚𝟜𝟜 𝕙𝕣𝕤
𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟝: 𝟜𝟟𝟙 𝕙𝕣𝕤

𝙐𝘚 𝕱ᴇᴅᴇʀᴀʟ 𝓜ɪɴɪᴍᴜᴍ 𝗪ᴀɢᴇ (𝟭𝟵𝟱𝟬-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱)
The federal minimum wage has remained at $7.25/hour since July 2009 (no change through 2025 as of October 2025). Overall from 1950-2025, it rose 867% nominally (from $0.75 to $7.25). In real terms (2024 dollars), it grew negative -28% (from $9.76 to $7.05, with a 2025 estimate), reflecting inflation erosion and stagnant updates post-2009.

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𝑵𝗼𝑚𝑖𝙣𝙖𝑙 𝑹𝑎𝒕𝗲𝐬 𝐒𝘰𝙪𝒓𝒄𝐞:
US Department of Labor @USDOL historical chart; 1975 uses $2.10 (phased increase effective Jan. 1, 1975, for covered workers).

𝙍𝒆𝙖𝒍 𝑽𝙖𝒍𝙪𝒆𝙨:
Adjusted using BLS CPI-U annual averages (1982-84=100 base); 2025 CPI estimated at 322.8 (based on ~2.9% YoY inflation from 2024's 313.689).

% C𝐡a𝐧g𝐞s:
Calculated over 5-year intervals (e.g., 1960 vs. 1955); stagnation periods (e.g., 2005-2010) show 0% nominal but positive real jumps from later hikes.

Real purchasing power peaked ~1968 ($13.05 in 2024 dollars) and has declined ever since. It has since only been break new lows post-2015.

[Alex Malone @NeoconDon]

@telqraft @grok He sounds European

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@telqraft @grok translate to the Engrish

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@telqraft @TranslateMom translate to Engwish

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@julie78787 @grok @mullarkey14 @GHHILL1911 @dracphelan They also built the moon

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@BakaaraBeyblade @grok @GHHILL1911 @dracphelan When was the last major mine disaster in the USA When a mine was collapsed by a Lake that sat above it

[WIRED @WIRED]

NEW: A leak of DHS records has exposed details of more than 41,000 employees and contractors, including workers’ cellphone numbers, ICE and CBP facility locations, and members of groups tied to wiretap programs, Palantir software, and xAI’s Grok chatbot. https://t.co/8LqClojFyU

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In other news

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In 1920, the biggest orphanage in the world was located in Alexandropol (Gyumri, Armenia🇦🇲). The "Orphan City" run by the Near East Relief organization sheltered more than 20,000 Armenian orphans whose parents had been killed during the #ArmenianGenocide by the turks and kurds.

[ABC News @ABC]

Heart-stopping footage captured the moment a tanker truck got stuck between closed gates and came within seconds of being hit by a train at a railroad crossing in Poznan, Poland. https://t.co/GKTzOsESyP

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@ExxAlerts @SarahisCensored FYI

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Gotta love them Hwytez
Throw em a beer of 12

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@greg16676935420 Well that's awkward @greg16676935420 @JohnCena

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No biggie

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I’m loving the new MacBook touch screen

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@incidnt_tracker @OC_Scanner Boats above ho[m]es

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@RMGNews @YouTube that was gnarly

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@RMGNews @YouTube HOLY! JEEEEEZ

[AF Post @AFpost]

Jaxton Tayte Collins, a 21-year-old Montana man, faces up to five years in prison after telling an Indian man to “go back to his country” during an encounter in downtown Helena.

Prosecutors have charged Collins with felony malicious intimidation or harassment and misdemeanor assault, although he disputes the allegation that he physically shoved the Indian man.

Follow: @AFpost

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Being this close to a fighter jet flying over 700mph is THE greatest adrenaline rush!

Getting shots of it is cool too 😎

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@VikChatterjee @Warcop 😂

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@KaceeRAllen My default all day