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The minimum wage to $15 an hour. tracy carrasco from foxbusiness is here with the impact. it sounds like a good idea. >> this is the first time minimum wage workers would get a pay increase in about a decade. the current rate is $7.25, that would go up to $15 an hour and tipped workers would see a dramatic increase from $2 and $13 an hour to now $15 an hour. a report from the nonpartisan congressional budget office did predict approximately 30 million people would see higher earnings as a result...

Outcome, still lose the election in the electoral college. its a heart and minds struggle in the party and thats hard in a primary where everybodys trying to win the election which is 90% progressives. >> ceciles been encouraging moderates to ask everyone the same question. i put the question to her, how do you define woke? whats your response to mike? >> i dont think woke is the issue. i think the issue is that there are basic issues of access to affordable health care, access to affordable wag...

Have this? they say yes. its the math people buy into. its affordable. its not a lot of money. >> would that mean a lot of minimum wage workers at fast food restaurants, hourly workers, even if they are not full time would get? >> all workers. >> 12 weeks paid leave for a new child? >> yes, they would. part time workers, full time, big companies, small companies. >> ivanka trump has written about this and put her own pro po sal together. she pointed out that only 6% of workers in the bottom inco...

This, that what trump is saying about bill clinton is relevant. >> i dont know that shes saying its relevant as much as shes saying its fair game. you have to go back to exactly what donald trump said. he said if they play the woman card on me, this is what im going to do. and its a tactic that he uses fairly successfully on the republican side of the ledger right now, where he kind of bullies his way into quieting the negative discourse of his opponents in the primary. but hillary clinton is no...

>> it will probably work with his supporters. you presume thats why he said it. we know what the next step is going to be. hillary clinton steps up to the podium, points out that a majority of minimum wage workers in this country are women. and that donald trump does not support an increase in the minimum wage. and its a body blow. this is where the war on women rhetoric turns into political reality. this is how the democrats won with unmarried women in 2012, the democrats had a 36-point advanta...

Equal work, shes against. shes against raising the money mum wage. and women represent two-thirds of minimum wage workers. so again, i could talk about a whole slew of policies, including a womans right to choose. a majority of women and majority of americans in this country agree with a womans right to choose. >> those are all fair game. theres a lot there. yes, hillary clinton being glamorized and put on the cover of "vogue" magazine and partying and being held up as this great feminist icon. ...

Transition in american culture about women being the heads of households. tell us about the nature of the households, the financial bur n burdens and why they care. >> 40% of households have women as the sole or primary bred winner. more than half of households in this country, the womens wages are essential to the ability of that household to keep its head above water. the reality is, two-thirds of minimum wage workers are women. these are workers who dont get health care benefits. they are wor...

About $15,000 a year. how the greatest country in the world let people work full time but still live below the poverty line. >> not only is it below the poverty line issue but that minimum wage today is 25% below what it was in 1968 if you adjust for inflation. and those people below the poverty line you know we provide medicare and housing assistance and we provide food stamps. taxpayers are subsidizing korps corporations that refuse to provide their workers a minimum wage. and by the way, thes...

Morality. its a fight about decency, its a fight about dignity. its a fight about whether everyone in this country is going to be if they work full time or have a decent job. >> former labor secretary joins demonstrators today at a mcdonalds in oakland calling for a $15 minimum wage. protesters planned for more than 2,000 cities to have a protest. protesting and striking minimum wage workers have really shaped the political conversation around income inequality. a conversation that is now somewh...

The fight for a $15 minimum is not just a fight about higher wages, its a fight about morality. its a fight about decency, its a fight about dignity. its a fight about whether everyone in this country is going to be, if they work full time or have a decent job. >> former labor secretary joins demonstrators today at a mcdonalds in oakland calling for a $15 minimum wage. protesters planned for more than 2,000 cities to have a protest. protesting and striking minimum wage workers have really shaped...