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It has now been over 7 years since Congress last raised the minimu

It has now been over 7 years since Congress last raised the minimum wage to its current level of $5.15 per hour. Since that last increase, Congresss failure to adjust the wage for inflation has reduced the purchasing power of the minimum wage to record low levels. – Jon Corzine

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Words without deeds violates the moral and legal obligation we have under the genocide convention but, more importantly, violates our sense of right and wrong and the standards we have as human beings about looking to care for one another. – Jon Corzine

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Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and depression. Do not repeat them in the future. – Sivananda

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