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His workers taking food stamps. >> do you think that's why he's a billionaire? >> i think it's part of the equation, when you have a large workforce, and you underpay every single person. >> starvation wages. now amazon is firing back saying in a statement, these allegations are absurd. amazon associates receive industry leading pay, starting at $15 an hour. amazon prepays 95% of continuing education costs through its career choice program for associates who want to pursue in demand careers. katherine rampell, thanks so much for joining me. amazon's main headquarters as we know, is in seattle....

So i'm challenging ceos to do more to get these americans back on their feet, and i'm going to bring together the ceos and companies that are putting in place some of the best practices for recruiting, training, hiring workers who have been out of work for a long time but want a chance to show that they're ready to go back to work. and, you know, at the same time i'm calling on our businesses to do more for their workers. you know, amazon is a great example of what's possible. what you're doing here at amazon with your career choice program pays 95% of the tuition for employees who want to ear...

Look. so i'm challenging ceos to do more to get these americans back on their feet. i'm going to bring together the ceos and companies that are putting in place some of the best practices for recruiting and training and hiring workers who have been out of work for a long time but want the chance to show that they're ready to go back to work. and, you know, at the same time i'm calling on our businesses to do more for their workers. amazon is a great example of what's possible. what you're doing here at amazon with your career choice program pays 95% of the tuition for employees who want to ear...