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Income inequality Quote by Tom Perez

“We need to see the FLSA and the minimum wage as part of a larger struggle to cut poverty and to address the challenge of income inequality.” quote by Tom Perez — Download Open image

“We need to see the FLSA and the minimum wage as part of a larger struggle to cut poverty and to address the challenge of income inequality.”

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