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Gary Peters: “But I think we go beyond job losses and actually look at wage differentials and income inequality.”

On the recordDecember 11, 2017
But I think we go beyond job losses and actually look at wage differentials and income inequality.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Peters emphasizes the need to address income inequality alongside job losses.

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