In this episode, I'll discuss the hotly contested idea of raising the minimum wage. In the face of economic devastation as a result of the pandemic and increasingly pervasive income and wealth inequality, I'm here to share my analysis on how raising the minimum wage would work and tackle some of the most common arguments against it.
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