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The federal minimum wage should be raised above $7.25 an hour.
The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 an hour since 2009. States and cities can set higher minimums, and many do.
Don Tracy
It's the bottom rung of the success ladder and that's why the focus is misplaced on the minimum wage. We need to be focusing on real wages.
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