Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130725:03:53:00
Obama -- >> stop that for a second. that's an interesting idea. why would you pay a higher wage than a mass employer like kfc? >> i'm an employer who's committed to the business, but also, feels like he has a stake, that the paycheck he takes home at the end of the week is worth working for, it supports his family. you were citing the statistics, if we were at the same minimum wage adjusted for inflation, we'd be at 10.74. the fact is 23% of americans are under that 1968 adjusted wage. we're making less than we were back then. those workers are -- >> shanita. you work just above minimum wage, ...
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