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Donald Trump: “In California, they raised [the minimum wage] up to a very…”

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Published | Video Starts at 13:05

It's a very low number. I will agree. It's a very low number. Let me give you the downside, though. In California, they raised [the minimum wage] up to a very high number. And your restaurants are going out of business all over the place. The population is shrinking. It's had a very negative impact. But there is a level at which you could do it. Absolutely. What does that level do? I don't know. (13:05–13:12)

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Asserts that raising the minimum wage in California led to restaurants going out of business.

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