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Zachary Roper: “It's about time that we increase the minimum wage from 725…”

Featuring: Zachary Roper, Democratic | Candidate for Governor of Wisconsin

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Published | Video Starts at 06:25

They're my top three priorities. Thank you. What about minimum Wage, Minimum wage. I would increase minimum wage to a 20 an hour. It's a bold one for me. But It's about time that we increase the minimum wage from 725 or. Yeah, 725 or 750. to actually something that people can actually, you know, go to work and use it for everyday life and not have to, you know, live paycheck to paycheck on back to education. (06:25–06:40)

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Asserts that the current minimum wage in Wisconsin is $7.25 or $7.50.

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