now, i would like to hear from you, bob herbert. what should folks know?oncentrated wealth. we should keep in mind that the median wealth for african-americans in this country is a meager $2200. and the median wealth for african-american females in the united states is $5. >> wow. that is amazing statistic. >>> bob herbert. sam cedar, ring of fire radio. >> going forward. occupy wall street, i think, is going to grow. not only will you see more direct action in the context of the banks but now there's going to be more direct action on-line. occupy the boardroom is just launching now and they're going to basically start to flood the e-mail boxes of some members of board rooms of banks and other major corporations. >> just want to make sure and emphasize on the african-american females, it's single african-american females at $5. >> bob herbert doing an on arrow owe. >> political science froefr professor at tulane. sister citizen is her great book. it's sister citizen by melissa harris perry. i have given you all your titles. what should folks know? >> certa

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bob, you are on the "washington journal." go ahead. caller: hi. this is my idea. it's not an original one. was first proposed by herbertver and also franklin roosevelt during the depression and was rejected by congress. the more things change, the more they stay the same. my idea, put in a 30-hour workweek would double time for overtime and raise the minimum wage to $10 from $7.25. this will force all employers who use minimum wage labor to hire more people, because they will not want to pay double time. this will bring in a lot more jobs immediately by spreading the pain around a little bit. it's not known widely in the -- in the united states, but in most european countries, the average workweek ranges from 27 to 30 hours per week. we are still working 40 and we have our wives employed, as well. host: william on the line for republicans, you are on the "washington journal." caller: yes, i was talking melt the jobs -- i was calling about the jobs. they just need to pay more money. host: you think the jobs are in the health-care field? caller: yes, they need to pay more money for the health care workers. that's where t