A few hours ago, Senate Republicans blocked a minimum wage increase—repeating, over and over, the old claim that a higher wage would hurt the people it's supposed to help.
But the truth is a whole different story. Want to understand it? Then you've got to hear this podcast.
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This fight isn't over. Dozens of states are weighing minimum wage increases even as you read this. But a network of corporate lobbyists, and their allies in right-wing media, want to convince America that a higher minimum wage would hurt the economy. So there's never been a more important time to arm yourself with the truth.
In this podcast, you'll hear from two leading progressive economists about the myth-destroying research that blew up like a bomb in the economics profession, igniting a debate so vicious that some researchers stopped making public appearances. You'll learn why a higher minimum wage can actually create jobs ... and the reasons to raise the minimum wage that nobody is talking about. And we can pretty much guarantee you'll laugh out loud at least once.
You don't need to know anything about economics to love this podcast. But by the time you're done listening, you'll understand more about the minimum wage than 95% of the talking heads you see on TV.
We've already won the moral fight over the higher minimum wage. The core idea—that nobody should work hard at a full-time job and still live in poverty—is something that the vast majority of Americans agree on, in all parties. That's why MoveOn members are fighting and winning campaigns for decent wages in cities and states across the country.
But it's also why the economic debate on the minimum wage is so crucial: if hearts are settled, minds are the key battleground. And we're winning that fight, too. This podcast explains how.
Thanks for all you do.
Ben Wikler
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