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Lucy McBath: “Does the $15 minimum wage have the same purchasing power in Washington, DC, that it does in rural parts of the country?”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
Does the $15 minimum wage have the same purchasing power in Washington, DC, that it does in rural parts of the country?
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Lucy McBath
Democratic · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the uniformity of the proposed minimum wage across different regions.

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