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Also, by those kind of policies we help the economy because we ensure workers have basic purchasing power and thats the core problem with the economy today is that workers dont have enough purchasing power so businesses arent able to invest. >> its like a mind-set of a kleptomaniac at a big department store who says im going to take a couple of bed linens, they can afford it they wouldnt miss it. isnt that what washingtons saying? >> i think what theyre saying is that large, profitable companies...

If you dont like the wages they pay, dont work there. >> well, we have things like a minimum wage to ensure that when workers work hard, they have enough so theyre not living in poverty. also, by those kind of policies we help the economy because we ensure workers have basic purchasing power and thats the core problem with the economy today is that workers dont have enough purchasing power so businesses arent able to invest. >> its like a mind-set of a kleptomaniac at a big department store who ...

Enough purchasing power so businesses arent able to invest. >> its like a mind-set of a kleptomaniac at a big department store who says im going to take a couple of bed linens, they can afford it they wouldnt miss it. isnt that what washingtons saying? >> theyre saying large profitable companies need to pay their workers a living wage. now, also when companies dont do that, it imposes large costs on taxpayers. the studies show that the typical walmart store because the low wages it pays its work...

Affiliates over the past year and we have seen there are now 174 ghoups out there at least some of which including the mutual association of new york here in new york city are getting tax payer dollars yet we dont know what they are actually doing with that money. >> its not acorn. these are new groups. its not the same thing. >> these are groups that have the same directors have the same tax id numbers tame employer identification numbers in many cases the same employees. >> congress cuts them ...