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Two Republicans Propose $10.00 Minimum Wage Increase

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, February 23, 2021

by Alex Lloyd Gross For over a decade, republican lawmakers refused to even talk about raising the Federal Minimum Wage. It has stagnated at $7.25/hr.  Today, Senators Mitt Romney and Tom Cotton , have released their plan to raise the wage to $10.00 eventually.  Opponents say this bill does nothing to help people, rather it…