My 83 y/o grandma told me last Sunday that young people just don’t want to work anymore. So I did the math in front of her. Her first job paid $1.25 an hour in 1963. Minimum wage today is $7.25. I showed her that her $1.25 adjusted for inflation is actually $13 an hour in today’s money. McDonald’s pays $7.25. So minimum wage workers today make less in real terms than she did flipping burgers in 1963. She said that can’t be right. I showed her the numbers. Then I showed her what her first apartment cost adjusted for inflation. Then her first car. She got quiet for a second. Then said well I don’t know whose fault that is. I said well you’ve voted in every election since 1964. She asked if I wanted more sweet tea. I said yes grandma. I said yes.