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Created: 2025-07-21 22:22:44 UTC

In 1971, the federal minimum wage was $1.60/hour.
At XX hours a week, that’s $XX per week.

Gold averaged about $37.50/oz in 1971, meaning a minimum wage worker earned ~1.71 ounces of gold per week.

Today, with gold at $3,412/oz, that same XXXX oz equals $5,841/week, or ~$146/hour.

The dollar wage stayed flat. The gold wage didn’t.

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