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Mark Pocan: “Economics was another strong topic area with suggestions of…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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With Liberty and Justice for Some Ep. 47, What Law Would you Change?

Published | Video Starts at 22:13

Unfortunately, too many Republican politicians still pander to a certain ilk of their base that likes to discriminate. And unfortunately too many people get hurt by those issues. Economics was another strong topic area with suggestions of changing things ranging from abolishing billionaires and raising the minimum wage to a living wage. that came from Kasim Rashid and he has his show on Sirius xm. And Erica Payne of Patriotic Millionaires also wanted to raise the minimum wage. So those were a couple. (22:13–22:25)

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