Minimum Wages: The New Economy
Minimum Wages: The New Economy
1992, English. Directed by Tom Casciato.
Bill Moyers takes a piercing look at how global economic changes are destroying the lives and livelihoods of hardworking Americans. The documentary follows several individuals and their families in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as they fight to make ends meet in the “new economy.” In sheer numbers, more jobs were created than lost in America during the last decade, but a look behind those numbers reveals a shortage of jobs that pay enough to support a family. The program intimately portrays the lives of workers and their families as they struggle to make it in today’s job market.
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- 0h 57m
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- English
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- Released
- 8 January 1992
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Kathleen Hughes, Bill Moyers, Tom Casciato
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Minimum Wages: The New Economy: quick answers
What comes after Minimum Wages: The New Economy?
Next in the series: Living on the Edge (1995), Surviving the Good Times (2000), and Two American Families (2013).
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Minimum Wages: The New Economy runs 57 minutes (0h 57m).
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Minimum Wages: The New Economy isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 January 1992. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Minimum Wages: The New Economy?
If you liked Minimum Wages: The New Economy, try That Sugar Film, Come See Me in the Good Light, A Toxic Love Story.
Who directed Minimum Wages: The New Economy?
Minimum Wages: The New Economy (1992) was directed by Tom Casciato and stars Bill Moyers.