Minimum wage debate: The arguments for and against raising it to $15

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President Biden, on his second day in office, told his administration to prepare an executive order requiring federal contractors to pay a $15 minimum wage that he would sign within his first 100 days. Here are the competing arguments used by Democrats and Republicans on raising the federal minimum wage. Read more: https://wapo.st/3dUPxTV. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK

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