Is There a Minimum Wage in the United States?

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Biuf: I'm not sure exactly where i fall on the minimum wage, but i do think thereis this balancing act between saying people need to earn more money and then thinking about the incentives of business owners. One thing that i see is actually, even when people make what we might deem a livable wage, there are behavior things that lead to someone not saving,. Biuf: Investing in programmes that incentivise people to save could help build up their financial well-being over time.

Wealth inequality has been increasing for decades, and recently, there has been a heightened focus on billionaires as we debate what to do about the concentration of large swaths of wealth in a few hands.

In this episode, Steph and Cal discuss whether or not billionaires should exist, common proposals for dealing with billionaires, and a few policy proposals for how we can start thinking about tackling wealth inequality.

Whether you find yourself saying, "billionaires are evil and don't deserve all that money", "billionaires deserve what they have earned", or "I don't care about billionaires, but I care about a world with more equality of opportunity," this episode is for you.

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