Bernie Sanders' New Deal: ending involuntary unemployment with guaranteed $15/hour infrastructure jobs

If the contract includes Federal dollars, than the workers are paid in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act. Wages are tracked regionally, so workers in wealthier parts of the country generally get a higher hourly wage than workers in poorer parts of the country. $15/hr minimum would benefit workers in states like Alabama and Mississippi, but would likely have little effect in much of the northeast.

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