Episode 8 of the We the Voters podcast asks and answers big questions about the federal minimum wage in the United States. Host Emily Cate Topczewski walks through the history of labor rights in the country before asking big questions about the future of the ongoing minimum wage debate.

Then, Emily Cate looks at the issue from two sides: (A) the federal minimum wage should be raised to 15 dollars an hour because it benefits workers and the economy and (B) the federal minimum wage should not be raised because it will harm small businesses and workers long-term. 

Full show notes are available at wethevotersproject.com/blog. 

Music for this week's episode was provided by Jason Shaw via audionautix.com.