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Mark DeSaulnier: “If I didn't pay my employees enough to be able to come into my restaurant it really had a problem to the larger question…”

On the recordJune 9, 2015
If I didn't pay my employees enough to be able to come into my restaurant it really had a problem to the larger question that you posed about an economy that is 70 percent driven by consumer purchases.
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Mark DeSaulnier
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the importance of fair wages for consumer-driven economy.

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