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Openly thats what were doing today has essentially the industry failed to do the right thing is that the point have you as part of the garment industry failed to you know pay workers in other countries probably there is a group of pioneers in the industry which is doing amazing work and act on living wage the initiative which were talking about today is one of these initiatives where we actually have the potential to really break through on living weights would widen the garment sector what we n...

With the money that the republicans are shoveling out the door. >> well, i want to ask you about two ideas that apparently your colleague democratic senator from ohio brown handed to the president a couple weeks ago. this was in the "washington post." >> im ready. >> one idea, expand access to the earned income tax kreds it and child tax credit. the other, give tax credits to companies that, one, pay workers at least $15 an hour, and, two, offer health care and retirement benefits. >> yep. >> if...

Silly. pay workers a reasonable wage. >> one of the things youre definitely going to see is this is going to play out over and over again. you had workers on strike in chicago. you have kind of this fight is going to be something well see go through the entire 2014 election. and so, you know, whether or not theyre able to get something done in congress im very skeptical. but its something that is going to be something that both republicans and democrats are going to be having to face on the camp...

Just asfraid because walmart is one of the most anti-union employers in america. there are other retailers, costco, for example, and trader joes, that pay workers fairly. that, you know, have a different set -- that are not driving down wages for the rest of america. >> this is a conversation -- >> we need to restore the middle class. >> this is a conversation that well continue. but break the cold. im glad you came in to discuss with us. >> it was great to be here. >> thanks a lot, carla. wel...

To unscrupulous businesses that skirt taxes, pay workers less than the minimum wage or cut corners with health and safety laws, this puts companies who follow the rules and americans who rightly demand the minimum wage or overtime or just a safe place to work, it puts those businesses at a disadvantage. think about it. over the past decade, even before the recession hit, middle-class families were struggling to get by as the costs went up for everything from healthcare to college tuition to groc...