Several of my friends have been sharing screenshots of this Twitter post: Time for your annual reminder that, according to A Christmas Carol, Bob Cratchit makes 15 shillings a week. Adjusted for inflation, that s $530.27/wk, $27,574/yr, or $13.50/hr. Most Americans on minimum wage earn less than a Dickensian allegory for destitution.   —Chris Thompson It s wrong, but it
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