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On the recordMay 17, 2017
So on that theory we would not want to allow extreme inequality in the private sector to become the justification for driving wages down further in the public sector.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin argues against allowing private sector wage inequality to affect public sector wages.

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