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Should the federal minimum wage be raised to $15 per hour?
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President Joe Biden is calling on lawmakers to increase the federal minimum wage to $15. Biden and supporters of the plan argue the new buying power lower-paid workers will enjo...
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President Joe Biden is calling on lawmakers to increase the federal minimum wage to $15. Biden and supporters of the plan argue the new buying power lower-paid workers will enjoy will boost the economy.
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Opponents argue raising the minimum wage will force companies to cut jobs and increase prices to pay for workers.
Opponents argue raising the minimum wage will force companies to cut jobs and increase prices to pay for workers.
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Patricia Boggs
Holly heck, taxes would go up and jobs would go to part time. Getting no where fast.
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Harlan Lamb
For a cripples economy and government the increase all at once will cause problems and hardships beyond what the country will survive.
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