Bernie Sanders: “In the richest country in the history of the world, nobody…”

“In the richest country in the history of the world, nobody should be forced to work for starvation wages. It is time to raise the $7.25 an hour federal minimum wage, which is a disgraceful minimum wage, to a living wage.” (00:00–00:08)

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