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Bernie Sanders: “We're going to raise the minimum wage to a living wage…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Published | Video Starts at 38:59

And they are standing up and saying that we need an economy that works for all. We're not going to let the billionaires get tax breaks while people lose their health insurance. We're going to raise the minimum wage to a living wage rather than a starvation wage. We're not going to be the only major country on earth not to guarantee health care to all people as a human right, etc. Etc. So you're seeing that evolve. (38:59–39:05)

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Asserts the intention to raise the minimum wage to a living wage.

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