“the reforms would ensure workers are "fairly paid"

“the cost to employers was "disproportionate" compared to how much it would help workers

“the reforms could provide a £10bn boost to the economy because of better wellbeing and productivity

“there were "potential trade-offs" that include more administrative costs and less flexibility for companies, including making it "harder for employers to respond to changes in demand"

“businesses were "of course … going to grumble" about the policy

“They may be thinking it's a radical way to shake things up, shake up the status quo — a way to give things to the working class, an anti-establishment thing, more than the clear workings of socialism.

“Public and private polls show that a lot of the working people Democrats have to win back respect Bernie Sanders because they want candid, populist leaders with the backbone to fight an economic status quo that has failed them

“taxing wealth takes capital out of these companies, limiting worker productivity gains and the growth in future wages