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Why 22?

If you got everyone making < $100 an hour, you would cripple the nation and have a greater bargaining position.



Cause minimum wage should be $21 based on inflation - so that's our target-which isn't to say we won't have middle class people who also support the initiative because they may have college students who are @ minimum wage in the family, or a spouse.




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