Recently, tens of thousands of workers protested across the U.S. demanding a $15.00 per hour national minimum wage. Many say that even working full time or more they can't provide for their families. We'll examine income inequality on Tuesday's AU.
Some commentators focus on the workers, saying that they need to get additional education which would help them move into higher-paying jobs and that increasing the minimum wage would just reduce the number of jobs available. Others say that our economic system unduly advantages the wealthy; they are looking for ways to reduce the income gap. What do you think? Tell us about your job and your hopes and plans. Do you support a national minimum wage?
Joining us is William F. Shughart II, Research Director at The Independent Institute, and J. Fish Smith Professor in Public Choice at the John M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, along with Vice president of the Economic Policy Institute, Ross Eisenbrey and Aparna Mathur, Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.
