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On the recordMarch 11, 2014
This is a ridiculous concept that we seem to continue to discuss and reinforce with the notion of listening to employers say that we need a higher minimum wage when in fact they can just raise the minimum wage in their companies whenever they want to.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Scott argues that employers can independently raise minimum wages without government permission.

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