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Working hours required for a Starbucks latte in U.S. given minimum wage rate (www.chart2char.com)

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Least hour states Washington: 0.293 Maryland: 0.298 Connecticut: 0.303
Most hour states Wyoming: 0.734 Oklahoma: 0.712 Idaho: 0.707

hour = avg latte price / minimum wage rate

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[–] oxjox@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm guessing they have a typo in their graphic where the tenth cheapest drink is more than the most expensive. https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/18/15/83780847-13320199-image-a-7_1713450033452.jpg I wonder how many other errors there are in their reporting.

[–] salarua@sopuli.xyz 7 points 6 months ago

the Daily Mail is just one big reporting error