I Think Where I Differ A Little

You Know, I Think The, The Crucial Thing, You Know, We Have Put In Place What Is, Is Just Simply The Biggest, Boldest Recovery Package In History, Right; The Stimulus Package, Biggest Ever; The Financial Rescue, Absolutely Comprehensive; A Housing Plan - That Is Incredible Medicine For The Economy. And We Fully Expect It To Work.

Most Arguments For Instituting Or Raising A Minimum Wage Are Based On Fairness And Redistribution. Even If Workers Are Getting A Competitive Wage, Many Of Us Are Deeply Disturbed That Some Hard-working Families Still Have Very Little.

I Think Where I Differ A Little Bit, We Absolutely Have To Think About The Deficit Looking Down The Road. And Certainly That's Something The President Has Said That We Need To, As The Economy Recovers, Have A Plan In Place For Getting It Down.

You Care About The Deficit Because It Allows You To Do Things You Need To Do To Help People Who Are Suffering.

If Every Other Store In Town Is Paying Workers $9 An Hour, One Offering $8 Will Find It Hard To Hire Anyone - Perhaps Not When Unemployment Is High, But Certainly In Normal Times. Robust Competition Is A Powerful Force Helping To Ensure That Workers Are Paid What They Contribute To Their Employers' Bottom Lines.