Global May Day Rallies Cry Out for Enhanced Labor Rights and Higher Wages
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@ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y
How would increasing minimum wage globally impact you personally and why do you believe that?
@9M26896Independent from Texas answered…2yrs2Y
I think minimum wage should be federally raised in order to make sure people aren't living paycheck to paycheck even if working full time.
@9M2GV7Kfrom Guam disagreed…2yrs2Y
Raising the minimum wage won't increase the amount of money people get because businesses will do mass layoffs and prices will increase as a consequence.
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