02/29/2016
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"Ultimately, I think, in a broad economic picture, we do not have an economy, and we do not have a middle class, unless we make things and grow things."
"the average child care costs for families today equal somebody working 40 hours a week for a year at minimum wage."
"when we have a minimum wage right now that allows people to work 40 hours a week and still be in poverty, there is something wrong with that, I think."
"I know an awful lot of folks who are trying to piece together two or three part-time jobs, and they are actually working a whole lot more, just not getting ahead very well."