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Originally Posted by John_W

This is really nothing new. While growing up in St. Petersburg my first two jobs while going to junior college in '68 - '69 were in the food business, and in both I made a $1.00 an hour plus tips even though minimum wage at the time was $2.60. You did make up for it in tips and as a kid I always liked having the cash in my pocket, but your right, it meant more money for the owners.

Minimum wage in 1968 and 1969 was $1.60. If you were making a buck an hour plus tips that probably wasn't bad money. The minimum wage didn't hit $2.60 until 1978.