But that means that childcare workers, for example, have to be paid a decent wage and get decent training.
These things, simple things, like making a decent wage, having a secure retirement, and leaving something better for your kids.
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It's right they get a decent wage and I'm not going to slap them in the face by saying they aren't worth it.
When a teacher is getting paid a decent wage, that means they can maybe take their family to a restaurant once in a while.
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With each new growing season comes a new crop of backpackers, misfits, outlaws, asylum seekers, and former gang bangers in search of a decent wage.
But on Friday night, they came home with a decent wage that allowed them to provide for their children and bring dignity into the home.
Francene, as she's popularly known in Louisville, says she pre-screens employers to make sure they have jobs to offer with a decent wage, preferably with benefits.
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Since neither post pays a decent wage, he is both an integral part of the community and someone who continues to live, almost homeless, on its margins.
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When I meet the American people, they know that if somebody works hard, they should be able to find a job and get paid a decent wage.
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Luck may take you up to the head of the curve, but you can be a happy storyteller earning a decent wage without having to climb up that steep slope to the top.
The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works -- whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified.
The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works - whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified.
For workers in industries -- for workers in industries that have been hard-hit, we'll help make up part of the difference in wages between their old job and a temporary, lower paid one, while they receive re-training that will help them find secure new employment at a decent wage.
When working families are doing well, when they're getting a decent wage and they're getting decent benefits, that means they're good customers for businesses. (Applause.) That means they can buy the cars that you build. (Applause.) That means that you can buy the food from the farmers.
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But when I think about my family or Michelle's family, what made us rich was spending time together. (Applause.) And the idea was that if our families were of good character and had good values and you were willing to work hard, then you could find a job that paid a decent wage and eventually, saving up, you could own a home.
Visas are meant to be granted only if companies offer decent lodging and a minimum wage.
There is strong ideological resistance to the policies that make decent wages in a full employment economy feasible: capital controls, allowing strong trade unions, wage subsidies, and protectionism.
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