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>> the typical costco warehouse sells around, i think around twice as much as the typical sam's club per square foot. and jim sinegal is always proud of that. he said there might be a dispute about who charges less but there's no dispute in how they treat their workers. >> this is the perfect play for the obama team to go to a big retailer like this when consumer confidence is up. middle classers all over the place. to talk about these tax cuts. to show that this is where people shop. this is how you treat workers. i mean, it really is the perfect -- the perfect presentation for the obama team...

Sells around, i think around twice as much as the typical sam's club per square foot. and jim senigal is always proud of that. he said there might be a dispute about who charges less but there's no dispute in how they treat their workers. >> this is the perfect play for the obama team to go to a big retailer like this when consumer confidence is up. middle classers all over the place. to talk about these tax cuts. to show that this is where people shop. this is how you treat workers. i mean, it really is the perfect -- the perfect presentation for the obama team at this point. >> in many ways ...

First costco store provided a great opportunity for the vice president to push for an extension of the middle class tax cuts. >> look around here. people are -- consumer confidence is growing. and the last thing we need to do is dash that now by being unable to extend the middle class tax cuts. thanks for shopping with me. >> thank you. >> i know you won't tell anybody what i bought for christmas. >> it's important to note some costco executives have ties to the democratic party. the wife of costco co-founder jeff brotman is an obama bundler. the co-founder is a longtime democratic donor who d...

Generally $20.50 an hour. and then they kick in another $4,000, $5,000 to your 401(k). an amazing thing is the typical costco worker there 4 1/2 years is making as much as the typical walmart assistant store manager. >> steve greenhouse, "new york times." great to have you with us tonight. thanks so much. there's a lot more coming up in the next half hour of "the ed show." stay right with us. >> it's over. >> no more twinkies? >> this is it. >> hostess executives demand huge bonuses while 18,000 people get fired. congressman jim mcdermott responds, next. gdp is up, and unemployment is down...

People are -- consumer confidence is growing. and the last thing we need to do is dash that now by being unable to extend the middle class tax cuts. thanks for shopping with me. >> thank you. >> i know you won't tell anybody what i bought for christmas. >> it's important to note some costco executives have ties to the democratic party. the wife of costco co-founder jeff brattman is an obama bundler. the co-founder is a longtime democratic donor who defended president obama's economic record at the democratic national convention. but his business model has always been on the side of the worker,...