The constant refrain is, no, we cannot raise the minimum wage because it will cost jobs, there will be fewer people employed.
Elizabeth Warren: “The constant refrain is, no, we cannot raise the minimum wage because it will cost jobs, there will be fewer people…”
On the recordJune 5, 2013
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Warren challenges the argument that raising the minimum wage leads to job loss.
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