Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130806:15:53:00
Of $15 per hour, a newburgher joint just outside of detroit, michigan is rising to the challenge. they are paying their workers a minimum wage of $12 per hour. that's almost $4 more than the minimum wage in michigan. joining me, allen fisher, managing partner of moo cluck moo. i just love that name. you have about a dozen employees so far and the average wage, $14 per hour. if we look at the cost on the menu there, hamburgers start at $3, soda, $2 with free refills. your projected annual sales are between $700,000 and $800,000 so how are you able to afford the higher wage? >> we believe that t...