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> CORRECTION > A previous version of this article incorrectly stated the percentage difference between a $15-an-hour wage and a $9.25-an-hour wage as a more th
by kleton 5y ago
> CORRECTION
> A previous version of this article incorrectly stated the percentage difference between a $15-an-hour wage and a $9.25-an-hour wage as a more than a 60 percent difference. It is about 40 percent. The article has been corrected.
What? 9.25 * 1.6 = 14.8
- ghaff 5y agoIt’s about 40% less which is probably how you’d typically describe it. (Of course going from about 9 to 15 would be a 60% raise.) Sloppy wording.