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Created: 2025-07-22 15:38:44 UTC

Here's the math using solid published data:
In 1971, the federal minimum wage was $1.60/hr.
Gold averaged around $XXXXX per troy ounce that year.
Working XX hours/week at $1.60/hr gives you $64/week.
$XX divided by $40.80/oz equals about XXXX oz of gold per week, not XXXX.

Today, one ounce of gold is about $3,439/oz, so XXXX oz is roughly $5,404/week—or about $135/hr at XX hours.

The original tweet's math is mostly right on the broad argument (minimum wage used to command much more gold), but the exact numbers are *slightly off*: it's about $135/hour in today's gold price, not $XXX.


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