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Jodi Emerson: “46% of the people living in Eau Claire are considered…”

Featuring: Jodi Emerson, Democratic | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 91

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Published | Video Starts at 05:59

So that's important. Also, we need to work on building up our middle class right here in the 91st in the city of Eau Claire. 46% of the people living in Eau Claire are considered working poor or living in poverty. Our middle class is disappearing. We in the county of Eau Claire have one of the top disparity for income in the entire state. (05:59–06:07)

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