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Van Wanggaard: “Every one of those other positions are going to have to have…”

Featuring: Van Wanggaard, Republican | Wisconsin State Senate, District 21

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Van Wanggaard (R) for 21st Senate District

Published | Video Starts at 16:40

And I think that that's important for our young people to understand that if we bump this to $15 an hour, that's going to close the gap on other positions. So that means that Every one of those other positions are going to have to have an increase. And who's going to end up paying that? The consumer, because it's going to be transferred back to somebody. So. (16:40–16:44)

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Asserts that raising the minimum wage will necessitate wage increases in other positions.

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