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Melissa Hughes: “People are staying in jobs, underpaying jobs, because it has…”

Featuring: Melissa Hughes, Secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

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Who Will Fix Wisconsin Healthcare? Missy Hughes Makes Her Case

Published | Video Starts at 09:32

And that's where I think we really don't even know at this point how much we are stuck because of health care. People are staying in jobs, underpaying jobs, because it has benefits. Right? And you don't want to lose your benefits like that. Losing your benefits is such a thing that is holding Wisconsinites back from starting something new or taking an idea they have and turning it into a business. (09:32–09:37)

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Asserts that people remain in low-paying jobs due to healthcare benefits.

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