Well, I think that in the richest country in the history of the world, if you work 40 hours a week, you should not be living in poverty. And that means We should have a federal minimum wage...in my view, $17 an hour. an hour. Will that solve all the economic problems for working class people? No, it won't. It'll help. It'll help. (44:11–44:20)
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Asserts that the federal minimum wage should be $17 per hour.
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