Rage against the wage

Workers across the US call for a living wage.

Photo via Flickr Creative Commons/Steve Rhodes.

How is it possible to work full time but live in poverty? That’s the reality for millions of US workers whose paycheck fails to cover the basics – food, housing, transport. So are low-wage jobs simply too low? Some say yes and argue billion dollar corporations should be legally required to pay a living wage. But what is a living wage and is it fair to hold some businesses to a higher standard? Join the conversation at 1930GMT.

In this episode of The Stream, we speak to:

Daniel Bier @AporeticDan

Executive Editor, Skeptical Libertarian

http://www.skepticallibertarian.com/

Dorian Warren @dorianwarren

Assistant Professor of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University

Antony Davies @antonydavies

Associate Professor of Economics, Duquesne University

www.antonydavies.org

Stacy Mitchell @stacyfmitchell

Senior Researcher, Institute for Local Self-reliance

www.ilsr.org