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Bernie Sanders: $7.25 an hour minimum wage is a starvation wage. It must be raised to a living wage — at least $17 an hour.

On the recordApril 30, 2025
$7.25 an hour minimum wage is a starvation wage. It must be raised to a living wage — at least $17 an hour.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders emphasizes the need to raise the minimum wage to combat poverty and inequality.

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