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But make no mistake about it, what you want is an economy where people are working more, where their income is going up, where they're spending more and going back to the minimum wage, that's why that has a good impact on the economy because those are families that actually spend their paycheck, so what we would like to see more is people having the confidence to borrow and buy bigger ticket items. however, that's not the recipe for the future. the recipe for the future is more people working, higher incomes where they're both increasing some of their savings but have the confidence to start s...

There are all kinds of effects of this that are very, very positive. as to the politics, i don't think it's good politics for the republican party to be against it. i understand there's a philosophical debate to be had as harold points out we have this debate every time we have a minimum wage vote and you hear the same kinds of concerns. but i think this is a very, very strong issue and one in which most americans -- on what most americans agree. so the politics are not good in rejecting this. the cbo report, if you accept the high end of their estimate from 0 to a million, gives a little bit ...

Reasons this goes to what david said where i think there is so much support here, is that it's not going to have an impact on jobs and it has -- and i think it's supported because so many families do see people benefiting, the families struggling to raise their children out above poverty, but they also know what it's like to see a friend and a neighbor where one spouse goes back to work who would prefer maybe not to work, maybe they're working part time just to supplement the family's income and they think if that family member is making that sacrifice, spending less time with the child, then ...