Why should we suddenly make a distinction when we haven't for literally the entire run of the statistic? All I know is that minimum wage was $4.25 an hour when

Why should we suddenly make a distinction when we haven't for literally the entire run of the statistic? All I know is that minimum wage was $4.25 an hour when I started working and the best I was able to do in a full time job with no experience was $4.60, in the mid 90s. Compare that to today where minimum wage is $7.25 (lower than it should be, I know) but most places are having trouble filling entry-level, unskilled positions for under $13.