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Minimum-wage workers and activists say $15 an hour is a moral and economic imperative
16 days ago | By Business Insider
Summary List Placement In a CNN town hall on Tuesday, President Joe Biden reiterated his support for a $15 federal minimum wage .
"We're at $7.25 an hour. No one should work 40 hours a week and live in poverty," he said.
Biden's comments were welcomed by some minimum-wage workers and activists that Insider talked to, who said the raise isn't just a moral imperative - it's an economic one, too.
On that very same day, minimum-wage workers in 15 cities went on strike to demand a $15 minimum wage. The strike, held during Black History Month, focused on Black communities, but the fight for a...
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