On the recordMay 1, 1996
We could really be compassionate, let us get real compassionate. Why not $20? Why not? We could put a lot more money in a few workers' pockets, and we would cause an awful lot of unemployment.
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govinfo.govRobert Ehrlich: “We could really be compassionate, let us get real compassionate. Why not $20? Why not? We could put a lot more money in…”
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Discussing the implications of raising the minimum wage.
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