Biden: Women Paid Less than Men in Part Because of Low Minimum Wage

Ladies and gentlemen I ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden I m ░░░░░░░░ in for President Obama ░░░░░░░░ is abroad I want ░░░░░░░░ talk to you today ░░░░░░░░ the minimum wage and ░░░░░░░░ overwhelming need to raise ░░░░░░░░ minimum wage There s ░░░░░░░░ reason in the world ░░░░░░░░ an American working 40 ░░░░░░░░ a week has to ░░░░░░░░ in poverty But right ░░░░░░░░ a worker earning the ░░░░░░░░ minimum wage makes about ░░░░░░░░ 500 a year And ░░░░░░░░ all know that s ░░░░░░░░ hard for an individual ░░░░░░░░ live on let alone ░░░░░░░░ a family on But ░░░░░░░░ we raise the minimum ░░░░░░░░ to 10 10 an ░░░░░░░░ that same worker will ░░░░░░░░ making 20 200 a ░░░░░░░░ and with existing tax ░░░░░░░░ would earn enough to ░░░░░░░░ that family or a ░░░░░░░░ of four out of ░░░░░░░░ But there s a ░░░░░░░░ of good reasons why ░░░░░░░░ the minimum wage makes ░░░░░░░░ Not only would it ░░░░░░░░ more hard earned money ░░░░░░░░ the pockets of 28 ░░░░░░░░ Americans moving millions of ░░░░░░░░ out of poverty it ░░░░░░░░ also good for business ░░░░░░░░ let me tell you ░░░░░░░░ There s clear data ░░░░░░░░ shows fair wages generate ░░░░░░░░ of workers to their ░░░░░░░░ which has the benefit ░░░░░░░░ increasing productivity and leading ░░░░░░░░ less turn over It ░░░░░░░░ really good for the ░░░░░░░░ as a whole because ░░░░░░░░ the minimum wage would ░░░░░░░░ an additional 19 billion ░░░░░░░░ additional income for people ░░░░░░░░ need it the most ░░░░░░░░ big difference between giving ░░░░░░░░ raise in the minimum ░░░░░░░░ instead of a tax ░░░░░░░░ to the very wealthy ░░░░░░░░ the minimum wage worker ░░░░░░░░ go out and spend ░░░░░░░░ penny of it because ░░░░░░░░ re living on the ░░░░░░░░ They ll spend it ░░░░░░░░ the local economy They ░░░░░░░░ it to pay their ░░░░░░░░ bill put gas in ░░░░░░░░ automobile to buy fundamental ░░░░░░░░ And this generates economic ░░░░░░░░ in their communities And ░░░░░░░░ m not the only ░░░░░░░░ who recognizes these benefits ░░░░░░░░ big and small recognize ░░░░░░░░ as well I was ░░░░░░░░ in Atlanta Georgia and ░░░░░░░░ the owner of a ░░░░░░░░ advertising company a guy ░░░░░░░░ Darien He independently raised ░░░░░░░░ wages of his workers ░░░░░░░░ 10 10 an hour ░░░░░░░░ large companies as well ░░░░░░░░ and the Gap they ░░░░░░░░ choosing to pay their ░░░░░░░░ higher starting wages A ░░░░░░░░ list of governors are ░░░░░░░░ raising wages in their ░░░░░░░░ the minimum wage They ░░░░░░░░ the President who raised ░░░░░░░░ minimum wage for employees ░░░░░░░░ federal contractors like the ░░░░░░░░ serving our troops meals ░░░░░░░░ our bases They re ░░░░░░░░ doing this for a ░░░░░░░░ reason Raising the minimum ░░░░░░░░ will help hardworking people ░░░░░░░░ out of poverty It ░░░░░░░░ good for business It ░░░░░░░░ helpful to the overall ░░░░░░░░ And there s one ░░░░░░░░ important benefit Right now ░░░░░░░░ make up more than ░░░░░░░░ of the workers who ░░░░░░░░ benefit from increasing the ░░░░░░░░ wage Folks a low ░░░░░░░░ wage is one of ░░░░░░░░ reasons why women in ░░░░░░░░ make only 77 cents ░░░░░░░░ a dollar that every ░░░░░░░░ makes But by raising ░░░░░░░░ minimum wage we can ░░░░░░░░ that gap by 5 ░░░░░░░░ And it matters It ░░░░░░░░ to a lot of ░░░░░░░░ families particularly moms raising ░░░░░░░░ on the minimum wage ░░░░░░░░ one more thing folks ░░░░░░░░ s what the American ░░░░░░░░ want to do Three ░░░░░░░░ of four Americans support ░░░░░░░░ the minimum wage They ░░░░░░░░ this is the right ░░░░░░░░ fair thing to do ░░░░░░░░ the good thing to ░░░░░░░░ for the economy So ░░░░░░░░ s time for Congress ░░░░░░░░ get behind the minimum ░░░░░░░░ bill offered by Tom ░░░░░░░░ of Iowa and Congressman ░░░░░░░░ Miller of California the ░░░░░░░░ that would raise the ░░░░░░░░ minimum wage from 7 ░░░░░░░░ an hour to 10 ░░░░░░░░ an hour So ask ░░░░░░░░ representatives who oppose raising ░░░░░░░░ federal minimum wage why ░░░░░░░░ they oppose it How ░░░░░░░░ we look at the ░░░░░░░░ and women providing basic ░░░░░░░░ to us all like ░░░░░░░░ our offices caring for ░░░░░░░░ children serving in our ░░░░░░░░ and so many other ░░░░░░░░ how can we say ░░░░░░░░ don t deserve enough ░░░░░░░░ to take them out ░░░░░░░░ poverty The president and ░░░░░░░░ think they deserve it ░░░░░░░░ we think a lot ░░░░░░░░ you do too So ░░░░░░░░ it s time to ░░░░░░░░ It s time to ░░░░░░░░ America a raise Thanks ░░░░░░░░ listening and have a ░░░░░░░░ weekend God bless you ░░░░░░░░ and may God protect ░░░░░░░░ troops.