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What if workers united?

Has anyone else noticed how some politicians “earn” votes by preaching minimum wages must be increased so the minimum-wage workers can make a living wage?

Can you imagine if the minimum-wage workers got together and told these politicians, “It would be the same thing if you would decrease our cost of living”? Of course, we’ll never find out but it would be interesting to see what the response would be from the politicians.

Skip Athey, Hanford

This story was originally published September 11, 2015 at 6:43 AM with the headline "What if workers united?."

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