William Brangham:
California state Senator Democrat Sydney Kamlager a bill this year to raise California's gate money to nearly $2,600. That's the average monthly cost of living in California, according to MIT's Living Wage Calculator.
But in legislative negotiations, that money was cut in half to $1,300. If signed into law, Kamlager's office says it would cost the state about $42 million a year.
What would you say to someone who thinks, $1,300 is a lot of money, and these people may have done awful things that got them landed in prison in the first place, and I'm uncomfortable with the idea of giving them that much money?
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