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Walmart because they won't pay these workers a decent wage. look, that's why the minimum wage needs to go up, karen. if the minimum wage had kept place with inflation, it would be $10.75. if it had kept pace with the productivity increases, it would be $18.75. if these workers got the same increases as the top 1% in the country, they would be earning $28 an hour right now. it's outrageous. this company uses a model of low wage, no benefit employees to make billions of dollars and lets the rest of us subsidize them for doing it. >> i think we all have our marching orders. the minimum thing we n...

More than double the federal minimum wage of $7.25. >> at $15, would make a world of difference the we will be able to pay our bills. be able to save money. >> reporter: protesters claim a typical fast food cashier or cook brings home less than $19,000 a year. that is $1,000 below the federal poverty line for a family of three. >> i am hard working. been working there a long time. $8.75. it's not nufr enough. >> mcdonald's released a statement saying the company aim to offer competitive pay and benefits to our employees. their statement along with one from burger king point out many restaurant...

Basically make a living wage law for contractors and josh's head is about to explode. it would create jobs because it would put more money in the hands of people who actually spend money in this economy. >> i think these sorts of ideas really undermine efforts to provide high quality government services and serve the needs of taxpayers. we're mostly talking about state and local governments. the federal government is supporting these activities but many of them are like home health aides through medicaid and stuff are run by state and local government and spend about half their money on employ...

Opportunity and firmtive action and make a living wage law for contractors and josh's head is about to explode. >> yes, it is. >> it would create jobs and put more in the hands of people that spend money in the economy. >> i think these ideas really undermine efforts to provide high-quality government services and serve the needs of taxpayers. we're mostly talking about state and local governments here. the federal government is supporting these activities but many like home health aides through medicaid and such are run by state and local governments. we spend half of the money on unemploymen...

>> i don't think this one is oxable. it's just applying tacks that are already in place to purchases that are now vote of exempted through kind of a loophole from here's ordinary states so if you live in state without a sales tax like maryland montana or delware, you wasn't pay. if you live in the other 45 states this bill would only require you to pay the same tax on internet purchases you pay if you go to the store. >> if you pay 8.75 in's in your sis you pay the same online. >> yes. the reason this is in place is the law governing state sales taxes was before anybody shopped online. so this...