In 1989, Toshiba patented a microchip-controlled vacuum brewer in which the brewing of the coffee (including the grinding of the coffee beans) is performed automatically based on electronic input of the number of cups and strength desired.
A history of the minimum wage since 1938. The grey line shows the minimum wage, unadjusted for inflation, whereas the blue line shows you what it would be worth in 2012. When President Franklin D. Roosevelt first created the minimum wage in 1938, it was 25 cents. Adjusted for inflation, that would be worth $4.07 today. The minimum wage had its lowest buying power in 1948, when it was worth about $3.81 in today's dollars. It had its highest buying power in 1968, when it was worth about $10.56. At $7.25 in 2012, our current minimum wage is in the middle of those two extremes.
ADVERTISEMENT. Bushâs representatives did not return a request from The Hill to clarify whether Bush meant the federal government shouldnât be raising the wage or setting a minimum wage altogether. Federal law sets the minimum wage at $7.25, but states have the leeway to raise that in their state.ormer Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Tuesday the federal government should not be involved in raising the minimum wage during a campaign stop in South Carolina. âWe need to leave it to the private sector,â he said when asked whether raising the minimum wage is a good idea, according to video from the event on YouTube.