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  • CBS Reports • Season 5

    S5 E6: Surviving an Unlivable Wage

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    27M MAR 26, 2020 TV-PG

    S5 E6: The restaurant industry has driven a significant amount of economic growth since the Great Recession, but many restaurant employees continue to end up hungry due to a two-tiered wage system that allows tipped workers to be paid as little as $2.13 an hour. CBS Reports Adam Yamaguchi travels to Indiana to explore the impact of tipping as a primary source of income for people in one of America’s fastest-growing workforces.

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Each CBS Reports documentary takes a deep dive into key issues driving national and global conversations. The stories cover a wide range of topics such as the ripple effects of America’s culture wars, climate change, the rise in extremism, the economic shifts impacting communities to countries and the ways technologies are both saving and threatening humanity. CBS Reports documentaries bring important stories to life from the people and voices who live them.
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Genre Documentary
Year 2018
Seasons 9
Rating TV-PG
Brand CBS
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121 EPISODES WITH SUBSCRIPTION
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