Episode 170: Minimum Wage.

This episode we take a deeper dive into the discussions around the current push to raise the Federal Minimum Wage to $15 an hour. We cover a little bit of history, a little bit of facts and a little bit of feelings surrounding the whole conversation. Bottom line: Policy issues are never as easy as they seem. Also, YouTube 'Prank' Challenges are out of control, MN GOP Reps. attempt to Impeach Governor Walz and Austin TX moves to 'shift funds' from police to increase supportive housing. Show Links: https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/minimum-wage/2018/pdf/home.pdf https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/08/29/facts-about-american-workers/ https://www.ncsl.org/research/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wage-chart.aspx https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/08/07/for-most-us-workers-real-wages-have-barely-budged-for-decades/ https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/08/15-minimum-wage-would-benefit-27-million-us-workers-.html https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/164635 https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/increasing-minimum-wage-would-help-not-hurt-economy-n1244586 https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/politifact/2021/01/21/biden-raise-minimum-wage-affects-myth-taco-bell-burrito/4245883001/ https://www.history.com/news/minimum-wage-america-timeline https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2013/12/19/22-62hr-the-minimum-wage-if-it-had-risen-like-the-incomes-of-the-1/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/how-poverty-can-follow-children-into-adulthood/ https://theappeal.org/austin-second-hotel-permanent-supportive-housing/?fbclid=IwAR0XBR7cuXtxXQKZnjTEq4jAZ2YLO66f6Dp2Q89fiL1fel_L99f8kzi9FkE https://www.dli.mn.gov/business/employment-practices/minimum-wage-minnesota https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-gop-legislators-push-for-walz-s-impeachment-over-executive-orders/600020701/