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Democrats Don't Want to Raise the Minimum Wage

The party is making a deliberate decision not to use the power at its disposal.

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Jack Mirkinson
Mar 01, 2021
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Ever since Democrats won full control of both Congress and the White House, one thing has been clear: the old excuses that the party would do big things if only Republicans would get out of the way would not fly.

Democrats are in charge of the House, the Senate, and the White House. To the extent that they find themselves const…

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