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They are aware. this is an issue that'ses residence nant for more people today than it was in reagan's time. to josh's point because the issue is more salient now because we are in a movement moment, we are likely to see people willing to register and vote and turn out around the issue if a politician is guaranteeing to raise wages. >> this is the question i have. a complaint if i'm overtaxed is similar to a complaint which is my wage hasn't gone up. you have to tell a story about how you will do that. >> at the bottom of the wage scale you can do it with minimum wage policy. in the middle whe...

Into united states -- some argue there are significant negative effects on people who competing with them at the lower end of the wage scale. and i think there is evidence for that. but there are also others who argue that actually if you look at it very, very carefully they're comp my men mealimentar other workers. fiscal effects can be positive or negative, nature of your welfare state, the nature of your tax regime. in many countries immigrants tend to the to be successful in being employed. if you bring in highly skilled doctors from india, the effects are going to be totally different. it...

Their -- >> same corporations that hire the middle class. >> i am glad you brought up the middle class. >> enthused with this when they start getting laid off. >> they're not going to be laid off. >> i love the fact you brought up the middle class, it is middle class families that suffered the most under president obama. they're making less than they did before president obama took office. further, jobs have been added at the top and bottom of the wage scale. >> i have to stop. sorry. look at the bright side, we are saving time. congress raised taxes, the democratic majority raised taxes, push...

Economic news. 9.7 million jobs added. 52 months of private sector job growth and a battle in congress should we move the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. that's what the president wants. these gentlemen are going to $15 an hour. harry, you first. how has the wage scale impacted your business and how have your customers reacted? >> i think in -- as far as the customers are concerned, ed, i think they respect that. it certainly has helped business in that regard. more importantly, it impacts the lives of the people that work with us. we don't have are turnover here. we think it's worthwhile to p...

And that is where the jobs are right now. and you are always tend to have a unique take on these jobs reports, and what is yours on this one? >> and the professional services one, which is a grab bag of secretarial work or janitorial work, but it is not great and meaning that it is not particularly high-paying job health care jobs are orderlies and not registered nurses and the lower end of the wage scale in health care services, and this is like the past few months if you think that the economy is glass half full, you can find some evidence in this report, and cup half empty, well, you can se...