[frumper]

Maybe a source? I was curious and using federal minimum wages from either 1970($1.45/hr) or 1979($2.90/hr) would yield less than $12/hr. I know you can contest how inflation is calculated, or use shadow stats, but then you're getting into murky waters. The official numbers are no where near the claim of $24/hr though.

[astrange]

Australia's minimum wage actually is around 21USD/hour, but it helps to be a petro state.

(It's usually written $15 an hour, but IMO you should count casual loading to compare to the US.)