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Money Talks: Minimum Wage

There’s been talk but no action on raising the federal minimum wage. On a recent Money Talks we had some passionate callers express their opinions on the minimum wage. We’d like to discuss the topic for the full hour today – between your personal finance questions. Our guest today is State Economist Corey Miller. http://www.mississippi.edu/urc/


Calls:

  • Automation instead of workers
  • Impact on retired workers
  • Living wage
  • Different amounts for different areas
  • Government assistance
  • Wage substitute
  • Livable


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