But. But we also ought to be talking about putting money into people's pockets. The federal minimum wage is still $7.25, $7.25, $14,000 a year. You cannot survive as a single person on $14,000 a year. Holding down a job, holding two jobs, you can barely survive. And certainly not raising a family, two jobs, earning the minimum wage. Why are we holding on to a $7.25 minimum wage? (25:04–25:09)
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Asserts that $14,000 a year is insufficient for a single person's survival.
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