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What Will Happen If We Raise the Minimum Wage?
Season 4
Episode 4
Minimum wage in the U.S. has been $7.25 an hour for the last 10 years. Raising it could lift low-income workers out of poverty, but it might also kill jobs and potentially hurt the economy. Should it be raised or should it stay the same?
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