2/16/24: Dem calls for $50 min wage, Putin wasn't impressed with Tucker

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🗓️ 16 February 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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-- On the Show: -- Democratic Congresswoman Barbara Lee, currently running for the US Senate seat previously held by the late Dianne Feinstein, calls for an illogical $50 per hour minimum wage -- Russian President Vladimir Putin says he was not impressed with Tucker Carlson on the basis of their recent interview -- Caller asks if Donald Trump will run for president again if he loses in 2024 -- Caller plans to vote for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. because he believes Joe Biden is too old -- Caller disagrees with David's list of future progressive leaders -- The Friday Feedback segment -- On the Bonus Show: Alexei Navalny dies in Russian prison, FBI informant charged with lying in Hunter Biden probe, office space going unused, and much more... 👍 Manscaped: Use code PAKMAN for 20% off & free shipping at https://manscaped.com 🩳 SHEATH Underwear: Code PAKMAN for 20% OFF at https://sheathunderwear.com/pakman 🖥️ UPLIFT Desk: Get 5% OFF with code PAKMAN5 at https://upliftdesk.com/pakman 💻 Stay protected! Try our sponsor Aura FREE for 2 weeks at https://aura.com/pakman -- Become a Supporter: http://www.davidpakman.com/membership -- Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/thedavidpakmanshow -- Subscribe to Pakman Live: https://www.youtube.com/pakmanlive -- Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/davidpakmanshow -- Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow -- Leave us a message at The David Pakman Show Voicemail Line (219)-2DAVIDP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Let's start today with an example of a good policy idea, a just policy idea, going too far and then actually giving credence to the typically
0:18.8	terrible right-wing arguments against it.
0:21.0	I'm talking about the minimum wage. I'm going to play a clip
0:24.0	for you from the debate for the Senate seat previously held by the late Senator
0:28.7	Diane Feinstein, Katie Porter is running for that seat. Adam Schiff is running for that seat.
0:32.9	Adam Schiff is running for that seat.
0:34.8	We've interviewed Adam Schiff and Barbara Lee.
0:37.8	Katie Porter has ignored our requests for an interview.
0:40.9	Here is Barbara Lee explaining why she believes we should have a $50 an hour
0:46.7	minimum wage. Now I'm here to tell you this would not make any sense whatsoever, and I tell you
0:51.8	this as an advocate of increasing the minimum wage.
0:55.0	What Barbara Lee advocates for here actually gives credibility to the reason Republicans oppose raising the minimum wage I will explain in a moment let's
1:05.4	take a listen.
1:06.4	You're calling for a $50 an hour federal minimum wage that's seven times the current
1:11.6	national minimum wage of seven twenty an hour. Can you explain how
1:15.5	that would be economically sustainable for small businesses? You have 60 seconds.
1:19.8	First let me say I owned and ran a small business for 11 years. I created hundreds of jobs.
1:28.4	Benefits, retirement benefits, also health care benefits.
1:33.7	I know what worker productivity means,
1:36.2	and that means that you have to make sure that your employees
1:39.7	are taken care of and have a living wage.
1:42.8	In the Bay Area, I believe it was the United Way,
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