"We must stand up for working families": Bernie Sanders to hold trio of $17 minimum wage rallies

[Uncle Joe]

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"There are too many Americans trying to survive and raise families on $9, $10, or $12 an hour. It cannot be done. This injustice must end," he added. "Low-income workers need a pay raise and the American people want them to get that raise.

The progressive think tank Data for Progress last week released polling results that show 76% of likely voters across party lines would support a $17 hourly minimum wage — and 74% would support $20.

The survey, conducted in early May, also revealed that all likely voters believe Americans need to earn $26.20 per hour "to have a decent quality of life (that is, the ability to afford basic necessities such as groceries, rent or mortgage payments, transportation and other essential bills without struggling)."

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Plans for the rally series come after researchers at the University of California, Berkeley kicked off May by putting out a working paper that shows significant minimum wage increases can have positive effects on earnings and employment — countering claims from corporate lobbying groups that oppose such pay hikes.

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https://www.salon.com/2023/05/30/we-must-stand-up-for-working-families-bernie-sanders-to-hold-trio-of-17-minimum-wage-rallies_partner/