VoxTalks Economics

S2 Ep34: Could a $15 minimum wage save lives?

Aug 23, 2019 · 21 min · Season 2 · Episode 34 · 20.2 MB
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The US has an epidemic of "deaths of despair". Michael Reich tells Tim Phillips that new research implies that a $15 minimum wage doesn't just cut poverty, it also saves lives. But is Congress listening?