Does the Minimum Wage Create or Kill Jobs?
The Gist weighs in on the living wage debate, and handicaps GOP chances of winning the Senate.
The Gist has moved! Find new episodes here.
Photo Illustration by Slate. Photo by AFP/Getty Images.
Listen to Episode 32 of Slate’s The Gist:
Today on The Gist, political writer Harry Enten from Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight handicaps Democratic and Republican chances in November’s key Senate races. Plus, Adam Davidson from Planet Money explains why economic theory says a higher minimum wage is a terrible, terrible idea, but economic reality may differ. In today’s Spiel, Mike teaches us his special song hack with help from “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” by Gordon Lightfoot and “Whoomp! (There It Is)” by Tag Team.
Advertisement
Email: thegist@slate.com
Twitter: @slategist
Facebook: facebook.com/slategist