Since 1982, with no increase in the minimum wage, the economy has added more than 19 million jobs.
George H.W. Bush: “Since 1982, with no increase in the minimum wage, the economy has added more than 19 million jobs.”
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White House Fact Sheet on the President's Minimum-Wage Proposal
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