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Bernie Sanders: “What that means right now that employers spend a whole lot of money providing health care to their employees. And…”

On the recordMay 11, 2022
What that means right now that employers spend a whole lot of money providing health care to their employees. And without having to do that, there would be the opportunity to pay their workers higher wages; correct?
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders discusses potential wage increases if employers no longer cover health care costs.

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