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'Working Poor' On The Assembly Line04:05
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May 06, 2016

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As Here & Now wraps up its series on raising the minimum wage, Jeremy Hobson talks to Lawrence Scott, who makes $11 an hour helping assemble car seats at Lorain County Automotive Systems outside of Cleveland.

Scott, who has three kids, describes himself as "working poor."

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