This chart only show the states leading the way to higher minimum wages.
Tipping is 'expected' to fill a gap in cost of living and averaged for food industry staff only. Very unique.
The IRS like the the Honey Badger doesn't give a f...
Some states have much higher average costs for citizens, overall, due to varying factors (no parf.)
But national inflation usually follows wages which follow inflation.
And that is heavily influenced by world economics, resources, and random events.
(that's about where my paygrade ends.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage_in_the_United_States
