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Todd Novak: “In my mind, the minimum wage is 15, $16 an hour.”

Featuring: Todd Novak, Republican | Wisconsin State Assembly, 51st District

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Legislative Update with Wisconsin State Senator Howard Marklein and State Representative Todd Novak

Published | Video Starts at 38:10

And it's been that, it seems like forever. Do you foresee the state ever changing that? Either of you? I. I don't know. I mean, it's. It's now. I mean, to me, I. In my mind, the minimum wage is 15, $16 an hour. Seriously. And, you know, I mean, we could change it, but to what? You know, as soon as we change it, then the next legislative session we're in, they're going to be screaming, you need to change it. (38:10–38:14)

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Asserts that the effective minimum wage is $15-$16 an hour, despite the official rate.

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