False: President Roosevelt on why the minimum wage must be a living wage
TL;DR Summary A true quote but taken out of context – the quote is referring to something completely different than a modern day “minimum wage”. As a propaganda message, this has been widely shared, which makes for successful propaganda, even though the message is untrue. Roosevelt did say this quote, but it was not about the minimum wage but about creating opportunities to become skilled, employable and have the ability to earn good wages. The speech was about the need…