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Joy, if you don't have what you have it's because the immigrants took t. anyone who knows a teacher knows that most teachers -- most teachers spend so much of their own salary buying things for the children in their classroom. i mean, you can tell a lot about a society how you treat your incarcerate and had how you treat your children. the way we treat our teachers is a direct reflection of that. i think the republicans have been really great at saying, well, i wish we had the money but they're not talking about wars. they're not talking about tax cuts, not talking about their incredible waste...

You. >> instead of -- anyone who knows a teacher knows most teachers spend so much of their own salary buying things for the children in their classroom. i mean, you can tell a society by how you treat your incarcerate and had how you treat your children. the way we treat our teachers is a reflection of that. republicans are great at saying they wish they had money. they're not talking about wars, not talking about the tax cuts, not talking about their incredible waste. always wanting smaller government. we balloon the the government every time we give you the keys to the castle. >> i had a ch...

Bargaining clout. the thing that hurts those on the wrong side of the inequality divide which is the majority is the fact they no longer have the clout to claim their fair share of the productivity growth that they themselves are contributing to. so what does the government want to do. well, it certainly would like to -- it certainly should facilitate the formation of bargaining units and unions. of course this government is pushing the wrong way with things like right to work. but labor standards are critical. raise the overtime threshold. raise the minimum wage. push back on these forces in ...

Police unions are collectively bargaining units. those officers have a right until formal charges are brought, which is interesting in this case, normally it's the state taking a look at something. a grand jury being convened and deciding not to move forward. >> and the defense to step in? >> absolutely. the feds -- and as your other contributor just pointed out, the feds have a much higher bar to reach that standard. you have to prove what that person, that cop is thinking during that struggle. >> brooke, that raises an interesting point overall when you start talking about this administratio...

Common voice to figure out a way to participate so you can improve your wages and benefits. >> did she win you over yes or no? >> no. i respect the position you are coming from for sure but the laws of economics apply. bargaining units effect the institution you work for the company you goes away gosh what do we do then? we are not going to college we are not doing anything. >> the company going away we have seen a lot of that a lot of offshoring and certainly our tax code has a lot to do with that providing incentives for companies to leave the country. also why are we blaming workers in term...