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Andrew Cuomo: “You cannot live on $17 an hour.”

Featuring: Andrew Cuomo, Democratic | Former Governor of New York

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FULL: Mamdani, Sliwa, Cuomo speak at mayoral forum

Published | Video Starts at 2:01:19

So if you're a small business, we actually have a carve out for the provision and a longer term phase in. It's about $17. We would go to 20 over two years. I think it is very manageable. And you, You cannot live on $17 an hour. And everybody wants to talk about the affordability crisis. I can't pay my rent, I can't pay for food. And by the way, we have a food subsidy program. (2:01:19–2:01:22)

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Asserts that $17 an hour is not a livable wage.

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