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Switzerland rejected a proposal Sunday that would have established the highest minimum wage in the world at 22 Swiss francs, or about $25 an hour. Low-wage workers in Chicago were demanding a far less ambitious wage of $15, as thousands of fast food and retail workers in several U.S. cities went on strike Thursday to protest income inequality. Currently, Washington state has the highest minimum wage in the U.S., set at $9.32. Economics correspondent Paul Solman talked to two low-wage workers in Washington state to explore whats its like to live on the highest minimum wage the U.S. has to offer.
Posted on: Fri, 23 May 2014 16:26:25 +0000

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