Truss. We are probably going to hear a pretty unapologetic difference truss. We are probably going to hear a pretty unapologetic difference of. A pretty unapologetic difference of her record in government, a shorter term in government, little more than 1. 5 months. A year ago. Thank you very much. It is great to be hit thank you very much. It is great to be hit at thank you very much. It is great to be hit at the thank you very much. It is great to be hit at the institute of government today. I am having a rather government today. I am having a rather more relaxing september than i did last rather more relaxing september than i did last year, and you might well ask, why i did last year, and you might well ask, why am i back talking about the same ask, why am i back talking about the same topic . Ask, why am i back talking about the same topic . It is one year ago that i launched same topic . It is one year ago that i launched my government and our economic i launched my government and
one where the cash register is? it adds to complexity. we have to hire people to manage the laws so we operate properly in every jurisdiction we have stores. the level of complexity is enormous. reporter: ali, we spoke with experts who look at the impact of state and local covid policies on working people. we spoke to one boston university professor. she and an economist looked at what happens to people at the various levels of a company when it comes to vaccinations and covid. she found there is a four times greater chance somebody earning $25,000 or less at a company will lose a full week compared to something who makes $100,000. the people at the higher pay scale are likely to work from home. people at the lower pay scale
have a certain amount of money they can allocate to raise people. when you raise the minimum wage, you less the amount of people. the cbo said there would be 500,000 less jobs. according to a university of berkeley and university of illinois study as well, 5 2% of families of food stamp workers receive assistance from a public program like medicaid or food stamps. by companies paying lower wages, isn t the company picking up the difference? well, look, you ve got to understand, what we need to do for somebody earning minimum wage and wants to move up the economic ladder, we need to make sure we get the education and empowerment in order to move forward. it s not about suppressing people but it is about giving people as a starting point in their life. i don t want them sitting there the entire career. i want the jobs and training they need in order to excel. but you look to our own state of utah, we have one of the lowest