david madland, what did you hear and i call?st: i hear the understanding of the positive effects a get from the minimum wage, which too many economists at discount. i talk on and on about the boosted demand full stop the caller was talking about -- about the boosted demand. the caller was talking about houses, cars, and you cannot do that at the $7.25 minimum wage really. he also talked about how you get , anded workers into jobs coming you know, businesses complain about being able to find the kind of workers they are looking for. what they do not mention is they say at the low-wage we want to offer. when you boost wages, you find workers have more incentive to get the kinds of training and skills that they need a cousin there is a job that makes it worthwhile for them out there. what we have is ian understanding of how the economy works is that workers need to have a decent wage in order for the economy to function well. host: david madland is with the center for american progress. and then there is a project, what is that? gu

that is with james sherk of the heritage foundation and david madland. then emily miller on gun ownership in america. later, the new national strategy of combating wildlife trafficking. the federal advisory on wildlife trafficking. "washington journal" is next. ♪ host: we will be bringing you a three r washington journal, during which we will discuss proposals on minimum wage and wildlife trafficking and the ivory trade. with the national governors association winter meeting kicking off just blocks from the white house we will focus on some remus that on some recent comments by one chief executive who says americans prefer to