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Elizabeth Warren: “A sustainable wage actually reduces the cost for the employers, and keeps people employed.”

On the recordMarch 13, 2013
A sustainable wage actually reduces the cost for the employers, and keeps people employed.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren argues that higher wages benefit both workers and employers by reducing turnover.

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