Episode 116: Presidential Candidates Join Fight for $15 Protests at McDonald’s

This week, McDonald’s held their annual shareholders conference and their political opponents used it as a platform to bash the company yet again. And speaking of political grandstanding, Bernie Sanders is going to Bentonville next month for the Wal-Mart shareholders meeting. We’ll discuss what impact this political theater may have if any on those companies and on the political dialogue. And Texas and Alabama are the latest battlegrounds in the war between the boots and suits for control of the Republican party. We’ll discuss how the business wing of the party is faring against the social activist wing. And speaking of Republicans attacking businesses, the Trump Administration is notifying thousands of employers that some of their employees do not match their social security numbers - the so-called “no match” issue - potentially forcing the loss of thousands of employees who lack legal status. We’ll talk about those issues and wrap it up with the legislative scorecard.