Why Democrats want to gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2025

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during an event to introduce the Raise The Wage Act in the Rayburn Room at the Capitol January 16, 2019. in Washington, DC.
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Democrats are proposing raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 by 2025.
The gradual increase would help businesses and lower-wage areas adjust to a higher minimum.
In some states, $15 is more than double the current rate — just 29 states have rates above the federal minimum.
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