What quality of life can minimum wage workers afford?
Clip: 5/22/2014 | 8m 50s
Washington state has the highest minimum wage in the nation at $9.32.
Washington state has the highest minimum wage in the nation at $9.32. Can the state’s low-wage workers can meet their basic needs without assistance? Economics correspondent Paul Solman explores the quality of life for a baggage handler at the Seattle-Tacoma Airport and an employee of McDonald's.
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What quality of life can minimum wage workers afford?
Clip: 5/22/2014 | 8m 50s
Washington state has the highest minimum wage in the nation at $9.32. Can the state’s low-wage workers can meet their basic needs without assistance? Economics correspondent Paul Solman explores the quality of life for a baggage handler at the Seattle-Tacoma Airport and an employee of McDonald's.
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