The Minimum Wage

Tags: Labor and Wages, Strategy

06/07/2024 Mark Thornton

Well-functioning labor markets and the rise of Western Civilization—and our standard of living—is not an accident, coincidence, or a matter of chance.

The topic of this episode is probably familiar to most everyone—especially the arguments on both sides of the political debate. Mark largely ignores the politics, however, and digs deeper into more important aspects of the issue. Minimum wage laws don’t have to be politically divisive. Can minimum wage policy achieve shared goals and shared values?

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Music: “My Universe” ℗ 2006 Kate Higgins (katehiggins.com). Used with permission.

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