How do you suggest we establish policy to curb and control inflation? Do you really think it's the expectation of increased wages for the lowest earners in the country that's pushing inflation? or other people?

Why is it better to jump the minimum wage multiple dollars at random times than to have a program that increments it on an annual basis?

It seems to me that simply regretting inflation isn't going to go away, and I don't think it's driven by minimum wage. I think it's driven by the corporate investment structure and the pressure to increase profits in order to appear healthy.

As to paying for all this, if you streamline efforts in places like Iraq to stop pouring billions into useless companies such as Cheney's associates run, there's billions of dollars to be pulled. Apart from that, why is it ok to go trillions into debt in order to engage in stupid war and not to endure some debt in order to address domestic poverty, health, and quality of life issues?

Most of the programs he's talking about sound like miniscule or small proportions of the federal budget, but things that might be significant benefits to low-income and working families.