According to official inflation numbers, that 1.25 in 1965 would be 12.48 today.
The CPI is a lie and always has been. They aren't going to tell you the truth about how much they stole.
In 1965, the minimum wage was $1.25, five silver quarters.
Today, just the melt value of five silver quarters is $27.
It's the same silver, just a different currency.
(I post this once in a while just to tick off the Fed fanboys.)
https://www.coinflation.com/silver_coin_values.html
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