Closing Republican message, checks notes, abolish the Federal Minimum Wage

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What economic message do the Democrats have for someone who was making minimum wage fulltime who had their hours cut, or lost their job in the so-called 'fight for 15'?

The real minimum wage is zero.

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Well, that's what inflation + taxation does. Doesn't matter how much you're earning. It matters what is the value of that money and what you take home. You can dictate that wages rise 40 percent, but if inflation rises more than you've lost rather than gained ground.