Pep Talk #11 - Minimum Wage

Welcome back to Weekly Political Pep Talks! Today's main topic will be minimum wage in the US. We'll start the episode with a quick intro then we'll get into five main current events for the week, regarding President Biden's approval rating, the rise in popularity of Netflix's Squid Game, the tragic accidental shooting of Halyna Hutchins at the hands of Alec Baldwin, and President Obama's endorsement of Caroline Simmons for mayor. Next, we'll move on to our main topic segment about minimum wage. We'll start with some definitions related to this topic, look at some background on minimum wage policies in the US and the effect of inflation on minimum wage as well as the relationship between minimum wage and worker productivity, then share our thoughts. If you have any thoughts you'd like to share with us, feel free to DM us on Instagram @weeklypoliticalpeptalks. That's it for today, so be sure to join us next week. Happy listening and stay political! Further Reading: https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/21/politics/iowa-poll-joe-biden-approval/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/23/opinions/squid-game-netflix-why-americans-are-obsessed-lowe/index.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/21/us/alec-baldwin-shooting-rust-movie.html https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/elections/article/Former-President-Barack-Obama-endorses-Caroline-16550321.php https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/535936-six-reasons-to-oppose-a-15-federal-minimum-wage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL5VOorY9pw Check out our website and social media! Website: weeklypoliticalpeptalks.com Instagram: @weeklypoliticalpeptalks YouTube: Weekly Political Pep Talks