ICYMI: Clips from The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Discussing the Sub-minimum Wage for Disabled Workers

I usually stay away from politics but THIS episode of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah hit me right in the gonads…How in the world can we justify paying disabled people less then their counterparts who do the same job?! You just have to check out the segment and I hope you will question your representatives about how this is possible in our country!!!

All-new episodes of The Daily Show are back weeknights at 11pm ET/PT on Comedy Central, and available the following morning on Paramount+. Clips from each episode are also posted on the series social channels.

The Subminimum Wage Disability Pay Loophole – If You Don’t Know, Now You Know

Thanks to a loophole, disabled employees can legally be paid less than their able-bodied counterparts. Here’s a look at the debate over subminimum wage.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth – Why The Subminimum Wage Should Be Abolished

Sen. Tammy Duckworth breaks down the barriers that prevent more than 50% of disabled people from getting jobs and why disabled employees deserve to be paid as much as non-disabled workers with the same jobs.

Of course, Trevor covered some other *ish as well and you can check out clips via the links below:

Trump Starts His Own Social Media App & The GOP Blocks Another Voting Rights Bill

Trump launches a new social media platform called Truth Social, the GOP blocks the latest voting rights bill, and Hong Kong now offers a sleeping bus tour.

Watch here: https://youtu.be/8GXJPTxu_Z4

Fill Me In – Quizzing Times Square On The News

Michael Kosta challenges people in Times Square to see how much they know about the news.

Watch here: https://youtu.be/5XX9g9qdpAg

Michael Pollan – How Psychedelics Can Improve Mental Health

Michael Pollan pulls back the curtain on how psychedelic mushrooms can be used to treat mental illnesses, makes the case for legalization, and shares his personal experiences on drugs in “This Is Your Mind On Plants.”

Watch here: https://youtu.be/HwsEGQmYOUw

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