Minimum Wage & Child Poverty
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Economist Albert Williams discusses a report showing American children living in poverty.
A report released this week by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, dedicated to helping disadvantaged children in the U.S., shows 16.1 million American children, or 22 percent, were living in poverty in 2013 -- three million more than during the 2008 recession. Economist Albert Williams discusses this report and another study that shows raising the minimum wage will not hurt employment.
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Issues is a local public television program presented by WPBT
Minimum Wage & Child Poverty
Special | 10m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
A report released this week by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, dedicated to helping disadvantaged children in the U.S., shows 16.1 million American children, or 22 percent, were living in poverty in 2013 -- three million more than during the 2008 recession. Economist Albert Williams discusses this report and another study that shows raising the minimum wage will not hurt employment.
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