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Most action to raise minimum wage is at state and local level, not in Congress | Pew Research Center
![The minimum wage has lost 21% of its value since Congress last raised the wage | Economic Policy Institute The minimum wage has lost 21% of its value since Congress last raised the wage | Economic Policy Institute](https://files.epi.org/uploads/LongestPeriod2021-ChartUpdate2.png)
The minimum wage has lost 21% of its value since Congress last raised the wage | Economic Policy Institute
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What are the annual earnings for a full-time minimum wage worker? - Center for Poverty and Inequality Research
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Most action to raise minimum wage is at state and local level, not in Congress | Pew Research Center
![Minimum Wage Per Hour in the USA, France and the Netherlands (1970-2018) | Download Scientific Diagram Minimum Wage Per Hour in the USA, France and the Netherlands (1970-2018) | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342625505/figure/fig4/AS:908791264575491@1593684130574/Minimum-Wage-Per-Hour-in-the-USA-France-and-the-Netherlands-1970-2018.png)
Minimum Wage Per Hour in the USA, France and the Netherlands (1970-2018) | Download Scientific Diagram
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