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The reality of the jobs report, debate over minimum wage, fight for income inequality all got put in new perspective as one critical report is released. im talking about the shriver report. a look at the lives of american women that found one in three live on or over the brink of poverty. 30 million children depend on those children. >> theyve got to start putting women in that discussion. theyve got to start talking about how women have these dual roles. really, i call them three roles, breadwi...

Increased. increases in the minimum wage promotes demand. our economy is driven. 70 oh% is consumer spending or gdp. >> you say we have to strike a balance with whats appropriate compensation. first of all, doesnt the free market dictate what the appropriate compensation is by striking a balance between supply and demand for labor? >> no. you have two-thirds of minimum wage workers with the biggest profits. they are not sharing great success in the market with employees. we have to keep in mind ...

Increases in the minimum wage promotes demand. our economy is driven. 70 oh% is consumer spending or gdp. >> you say we have to strike a balance with whats appropriate compensation. first of all, doesnt the free market dictate what the appropriate compensation is by striking a balance between supply and demand for labor? >> no. you have two-thirds of minimum wage workers with the biggest profits. they are not sharing great success in the market with employees. we have to keep in mind that its no...

Now that the minimum wage is going up in 13 states. most increases amount to less than 15 cents per hour, but minimum wage workers in places like new jersey, connecticut, new york, and long island will see a much bigger bump. >> you have no money on your lunch account? >> no. >> at 29 years old, joanna cruz is stuck, stuck in a job that pays $7.30 an hour. she works overnights at a deli, 40 hours a week. her weekly paycheck, $244.70. what do you need to make to be able to get by on your own? >> ...

Now at post shutdown, if you will, that they cant just be seen as intransgently standing in the way of everything. theyve got to find a way to get legislation through across the finish line and signed by the president. the budget deal is one of those. potentially, i still hold out hope that will come the spring, theres going to be some progress on immigration because they understand it needs to be done. theres a desire to get it done. that way they can go home next fall and say we did finally ta...

Be for teenagers. now its affecting like 40% of minimum wage workers who are over 25 years old. this means that there are a whole lot of voters who have not voted in midterm elections. who if 2014 can be turned into do you deserve a raise election, then maybe they come out to the polls. doesnt necessarily mean the democrats get the house back. but they can hold the senate and make some advances that would make legislative accomplishment easier for this president. >> thats a really good point, mi...

Their increaing numbers of part-time and temp workers who are not allowed to work full time. theyd like to. and get a higher wage. and so theyre relying more and more on team that they can pay well less than the -- >> so thats walmart. so what you can do about it? i mean, you can try to push for a higher minimum wage, right? >> yes. >> how can you do -- what can washington do about it. obviously, congresswoman, theres not a lot of faith in getting anything done out of washington these days. >> w...

Republicans? >> no, i think no question, i mean youre absolutely right, the polling suggests that rank and file republicans are exactly where most democrats are. and i really is a couple of holdouts, one of which is the restaurant industry, which is very powerful on the republican side in congress, i think something like 50%, 60% of minimum wage workers work in the restaurant industry. its understandable why theyre so agitated about this. that is not a -- even close to a majority opinion in the ...

Make people buy insurance to be a part of texas -- were about giving people freedom, freedom to make decisions. when you see places -- or companies like facebook, ebay, some of the -- apple, soon to be one of the largest employers in the city of austin, caterpillar, every engine manufacturer in the united states is now in the state of texas. when you see toyota decided to build every pick-up truck in america in the state of texas, they didnt come there if they were worried about whether or not t...

Who does make record profits, thats making a lot of profits, and for people like that, that have a lot of minimum wage workers, it makes sense. >> think so. >> dont think it makes as much sense say at mcdonalds or burger king or the fast food restaurants because the costs, you increase that labor cost across america youre going to increase the cost of the hamburgers. >> you got to the point i was making, its not just the small business owner its the mcdonalds and the burger kings and walmarts or...