And so I think we start at the bottom, get these wages up, get our education system fixed. And by the way, I have a way as well to help other kids in higher grades. Think of this. 15% of the kids in Detroit schools, 15 are performing at grade level in the eighth grade. 15%. This to me is the greatest civil rights issue of our generation. Those kids are going to continue to get passed and when they're done, they don't have an education. (14:34–14:43)
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