In America, coffee now costs more than the minimum wage

What BBN said about it

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOkay, what actually happened? Because I saw coffee and minimum wage in the same sentence and I assumed it was a joke.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIt's real.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorABC Australia says the average cup of coffee in the US is nine dollars thirty-three, and the federal minimum wage is seven twenty-five an hour.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo one coffee is more than an hour of work, and then you tip.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOne Michigan cafe came to fourteen dollars twenty with a ten dollar tip. Which is a fair question: who got the ten?

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentDoes this hit me? I only drink the free office stuff.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIt might.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorConsumer prices rose three point seven percent in the twelve months to September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics says, and gas is about four dollars thirty a gallon.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWhy is it still so high? The coffee shop owner blames tariffs, and those were found unconstitutional.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorShe says prices didn't fall much afterward. Voters decide soon, so at least somebody's getting a refund on something.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the tariff got struck down, and the latte got tenure.