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Article: Farm workers don't have to be poor; the bosses say higher wages would mean fewer jobs. Don't believe them.
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- The Washington Monthly
- Article date:
- April 1, 1989
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The bosses say higher wages would mean fewer jobs. Don't believe them.
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