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Carolyn Maloney: The minimum wage is now effectively lower than it has been at any time since 1968.

On the recordJune 17, 2014
The minimum wage is now effectively lower than it has been at any time since 1968.
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Carolyn Maloney
Democratic · New York

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Discussing the decline of the minimum wage over time.

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