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Paying a higher wage. that would be ultimately where to go. the big picture here, and steven's concern, is about any minimum wage, any effort to raise the wage that workers get paid, he would be opposed to. i think that's really what's important to understand is that worker working full time which most in many of the people like a walmart store would be should not be living in poverty. earn enough to have a decent life and decent paycheck. >> i have to leave it there, steven. i wish i had more time. >> $8 is better than no job at all. that's really it. >> $12.50 is best of all. >> steven moore...

Today. executives and lobbyists from walmart issued the following threat to d.c. councilmembers. try to force us to pay our employees a living wage, we won't build a store in the d.c. area. promising to cancel plans for three of six stores planned for the district. it felt like walmart was sticking guns to councilmembers heads. still, the d.c. council held their ground and voted 8-5 this afternoon to require retailers with corporate sales $1 billion or more to pay their employees no less than 12.50 an hour. now, that is still not a ton of money. we're talking about $26,000 a year in a town tha...

We just take a hike? and wal-mart' say they're forcing retailers to up the minimum wage, and that would be too costly. wasn't just a threat. now wal-mart says it's ditching d.c. expansion plans in their tracks, halting construction of the stores in the works and rethinking three other stores. it's still possible texas' mayor covelet to the council's measure put might already be too laid. council members who wantedded the big box stores to pay up, might have put. thes in a bigger box. but the form mayor, marion berry, said he voted a loud yes on the living wage bill. what makes you think 12.50 ...

West side of chicago who have jobs there who didn't have jobs before. there are a lot of folks on the west side of chicago who are shopping there because their prices are low. i don't know, if you did a survey, whether they would say they're sorry that walmart came in. what do you say to that? >> i agree with you, i think as consumers where there are existing businesses, people love walmart, if you ask the workers in those stores, you'll get a different answer. because walmart's pitch to urban america is, we're going to create quality jobs for you, in places of high unemployment. we know that'...

Enough to jump down five feet and push yourself back up like that, i think a fit dude at least like that, in the army, he comes down, i'm prime, there's no problem. i can get down there and get back up as long as the train's not coming. if i was 65 years old. >> or a woman. >> is there a younger guy around. >> not that 65-year-olds can't be strong. that guy knew, i can do this. >> i guess that's what it is. i don't know what i would do. >> i'd jump down. at least i'd like to think so. >> you're a good guy, too. moving on to this. the fbi announced $100,000 reward in hopes of tracking down th...