Source: The Organization for EconomicCooperation and Development, 2015.Source: Bureau of Labor StatisticsConsumer Price Index Inflation Calculator.Federal US Minimum WageGlobal Minimum Wagein US DollarsEV1938-2016Australia$10.56in 2016dollarsFrance$12IrelandNetherlands$7.25in 2016dollars$10CanadaUK$8$4.07in 2016dollarsJapanUnited States$6Israel$4$1.60in 1968dollarsGreece$0.25in 1938dolļarsSpainS. Korea$2Turkey$0193819682016PolandHungaryMexico$0$5$10$15Document Analysis1. "Constant dollars" show dollar amounts adjusted for inflation. Which jagged line in the left-handgraph shows constant dollars? Which line shows current dollars?2. According to the left-hand graph, what has happened to the inflation-adjusted minimum wagebetween 1968 and 2016? Would you rather be a minimum wage worker in 1968 or in 2016?

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1. “Constant dollars" show dollar amounts adjusted for inflation. Which jagged line in the left-hand graph shows constant dollars? Which line shows current dollars? 2. According to the left-hand graph, what has happened to the inflation-adjusted minimum wage between 1968 and 2016? Would you rather be a minimum wage worker in 1968 or in 2016?

1. “Constant dollars" show dollar amounts adjusted for inflation. Which jagged line in the left-hand graph shows constant dollars? Which line shows current dollars? 2. According to the left-hand graph, what has happened to the inflation-adjusted minimum wage between 1968 and 2016? Would you rather be a minimum wage worker in 1968 or in 2016?

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