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Contract with make significantly more than that. but le wouldn't tell me exactly how much and when i reached out to them initially, they were both, they were deassembling. >> procom says they paid oklahoma the federal minnesota wage. >> they pay the oklahoma minimum wage which is 7 and a quarter. they side how much they get to pay. procom supposedly gets to pay a bonus. >> is this a thing? i didn't know before today you can subcontract out to prisoners to make phone calls. >> it is a thing. it's not a huge thing. but there are a number of different states, prison labor is a huge thing. >> yes....
Boys so we go to self check skrout. that's what is happening with minimum wage. >> let me ask stewart another question here. are you in favor then of a federal wage or a state wage? do you think every state should be able to set its own level or would you like to see the federal government come in? >> i think there should be a federal bottom and then every state have the right and every city had the right to raise it on top of that. absolutely. our federal minimum wage is way, way too low. it should be at least $15 an hour. and you will see the economy rebound strongly if we get more money int...
Over the last time before i became governor. and we're going to lay out a specific concrete plan that helps create jobs, helps our education, makes sure that everybody's in and nobody's lef everybody is in and nobody is left out. we belief in an inclusive society and well coming people, and that is why we passed marriage equality and important reform that we passed in the last year. >> you are talking about minimum wage on the national level and how about illinois? >> well, we want to raise the minimum wage to $10 in our state. i have led petition drives in the past, and our state wage of $8.2...
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