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Bernie Sanders Demands a $17 Minimum Wage as Trump’s Tariffs Embarrass GOP (truthout.org)

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[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 37 points 1 week ago (3 children)

crazy we're still in 2009's minimum wage, that should be updated every year

[–] jasonwnclife@lemm.ee 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That is why it is so important that of/when a minimum wage hike happens that tied with it is an periodic inflationary based raise is attached to the bill.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

That won't happen unless it's after a bloody revolution

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