Dem Senate candidate sticks by call for $50 minimum wage, suggests $100,000 is fair 'living wage' in CA
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Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee stood by her previous calls for a $50 minimum wage on a debate stage Tuesday and argued that $100,000 is an appropriate "living wage" in California.
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"First of all, we have to look at what it takes to live in California," Lee responded. "We have a huge affordability crisis. Cost of living is much too high. First, at the federal level, of course we have to raise the minimum wage. We haven’t raised it in a decade. $7.25 to $17 in 2025, OK, great first step."
"But in California, for example we have $16 an hour now, and believe you me, every single study that you have seen that has been written about the affordability crisis in California, people working 2-3 jobs just to pay rent just to afford childcare we have to think about and talk about a living wage," Lee continued. "What does that mean? Have a living wage in California. Over $100,000 in many parts of California people are just barely surviving or living on the edge, so we have to think about what it takes to make sure people can afford to live in California. That means a living wage."
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