We don't make a ton of money, but we go to work, there's money in our house, you know, but because this raggedy government won't raise the minimum wage to a respectable minimum wage, You got people that are in poverty in some cases, not necessarily through any fault of their own. Because I get up, I work 40 hours, and I'm still eligible for food share, and I'm still eligible for Medicaid or for programs that, you know, are for people that are financially in trouble. (50:07–50:14)
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Asserts that some people are in poverty not due to their own fault.
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