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Dont have dishwashers because theyre sought civilized enough to use dishes. whats your reaction? >> not only is it pathetic but it is completely out of touch. it must be nice to be rush and to be a millionaire and not have to rub elbows with those struggling today and despite the boom in our economy. lets have a real frank conversation. when we start talking about appliances of the working poor, are those working poor, do they have the money to go ahead and stock them with food on the table and ...

Politically? >> what this means is a lot of the people who are in congress now and the house republicans, they are talking about people in their own states who might be receiving $150 or so in food stamps. theyre the working poor. lots of them only use these food stamps, you know, they only last up until about three weeks. 90% of those folks will have to at some point go to food banks. so i think if these cuts happen, youre going to see a lot of shifting to local governments who are going to hav...

Dependency? 50 million or more on food stamps. this is their business plan. this is how they stay in power. >> you think people are better off on food stamps or are they better off with a job? >> and what they will not deal with, goldie, that many of the people on food stamps are working every day. >> absolutely. >> the working poor is the ones that are the problems. they are the ones with the problem. >> the worst kept secret is that there are members of our military, men and women who seven th...

States. that means a lot of this came from the housing bust we saw over the last few years. the former middle class is now the working poor. so if we dont provide a safety net for these people, were going to have a permanent underclass in this country that logistic more and more dependent as time moves along. so it is incumbent upon us to do better for the least of these, you know, so that it raises the tide for all of us. >> you know, republicans on a state level is making it harder for food as...

There are children that need the working poor. we have to talk about the fraud ineligibility requirement. there should be a standard there. there should be oversight with the work requirement involved with the programs as well. >> eric: right, right, right. wayne, when its so much better to be on welfare than get a job, that doesnt entice people to look for jobs. right? >> correct, eric. the congress recognized some of this, back in 1996. the congress tried to put in the welfare reform act in wh...

Economy that has largely left them behind. >> you know, youre right. because when you look at the polling, polls show raising minimum wage is really hugely popular. gallup poll found 71% of americans support it, including 75% of moderates, and even 54% of conservatives. and the fight for higher minimum wage goes all the way back to the first march on washington. did you know, jared, the organizers wanted a national minimum wage to, quote, give all americans a decent standard of living. this is i...

Were still adding jobs in our economy in the private sector since the bush tax cuts expired. what does that model and the model of california really tell this country about income inequality and people paying their fair share in a growing economy? >> well, theres one word we always have to focus on. thats fairness, ed. everyone has to do their part. and clearly, i mean, ive spoken to people in california who earn a lot. who were very anxious to help the country and help their state. and i think ...

Give every american child a chance to live the dream. god bless you! thank you! >> that was msnbcs ed schultz, speaking there. msnbcs ed schultz, speaking there, in part about the poshs of diversity e tity in schools. it makes me think about the attack on civil rights and voting rights in north carolina began first with an attack of the integration of schools in wake county, north carolina. >> exactly. and part of what we have to do, melissa, is destroy this myth of the ultra-conservative, extre...

>> right. >> as theyve accepted whole hog obama care or parts of it, they refuse to admit thats what theyre doing. jan brewer said while i remain opposed to the affordable care act, its become increasingly clear to me that the status quo is not an action. with my medicaid restoration plan we can continue providing cost effective care to these individuals, arizonas working poor. amazing, its jan brewers program. >> god bless her. that means there are people in arizona that will get health care th...

Who keep low balances. a "new york times" investigation found this week that more than 1 million low-income americans are blacklisted from opening a bank account, because of minor past mistakes, like bouncing a check. so this feels to me -- i was like, okay, youve got no food stamps, no safety net, and you cant even get a checking account. >> i think it just shows that it is incredibly expensive to be poor in this country and to be working poor. no matter -- >> please say that again. please say ...