On the recordApril 24, 1996
there are 117,000 minimum wage workers in North Carolina. Those workers are not just numbers, they are people with families and children. They are day care providers, farmers and food service workers, mechanics and machine operators. They are in construction work and sales, health and cleaning services, and a range of other occupations. Their families helped build America, and they can help rebuild it. They do not need charity, they need a check--a check that includes a reasonable increase in the minimum wage, as proposed by the President. Work should be a benefit, it should not be a burden. Work is a burden when, despite an individual's best efforts, living is a daily struggle. Work is a benefit when enough is earned to pay for what we need. Reward work, and pass the minimum wage increase.
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