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On the recordFebruary 28, 2007
Someone may have asked this question before I got here, but I have heard it said that a lot of the proponents of wage insurance, argue, either directly or implicitly, that it would encourage workers to take lower-paying jobs.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

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Senator Webb discusses wage insurance and its potential impact on job acceptance.

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