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Carolyn Bourdeaux: “The current Federal minimum wage has not been raised since 2009 and at $7.25 an hour it amounts to just around $15,000…”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2021
The current Federal minimum wage has not been raised since 2009 and at $7.25 an hour it amounts to just around $15,000 per year.
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Carolyn Bourdeaux
Georgia

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Bourdeaux highlights the stagnation of the minimum wage since 2009.

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