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President Obama argued in his State of the Union address that “no one who works full-time should have to live in poverty.” That is a …
President Obama’s budget proposes raising the minimum wage to $9 an hour. This would hurt the very workers the President wants to help. When the price …
When someone says “minimum wage,” what comes to mind? Do you think of teenagers flipping burgers? Or a single parent trying to feed several kids? While President …
During last night’s State of the Union address, President Obama proposed fighting poverty by raising the minimum wage. It …
It's time for common sense; I'm Ernest Istook. …
Should we raise the minimum wage? The editors at Bloomberg think so. They maintain that low-wage jobs are expanding and that a minimum wage hike …
Increasing the Mandated Minimum Wage: Who Pays the Price? …
Economist Walter Williams knows that minimum wage laws are hurting poor, African-American teenagers and his new book, “Race and Economics: How Much Can Be Blamed …
Median: 24 years oldPERCENTAGE OF ALL MINIMUM-WAGE WORKERSCHART 1Source: Heritage Foundation calculations of the data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2011 and …
Senior Policy Analyst James Sherk discusses minimum wage on PBS' 'Nightly Business Report'. …
Alan Krueger, President Obama’s nominee as chair of the White House Council on Economic Advisors, received accolades from liberals yesterday for his stances on a …
BG1162es:Increasing the Mandated Minimum Wage: Who Pays the Price? …
Last week, George Mason University economics professor Daniel Klein wrote a Wall Street Journal op-ed summarizing an study he did for Econ Journal Watch: "Who …
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News 14 Carolina reports: ALBEMARLE, N.C. -- Minimum wage is set to rise in North Carolina next month but the effects are already being felt at …
On Friday, the federal minimum wage will increase from $6.55 to $7.25, an increase of almost 10.6%. This increase is the final installment of the …
Liberals, and especially unions, frequently claim that raising the minimum wage helps workers and the economy. They contend that if people earn more money through …
Medieval doctors treated patients with leeches. Their intentions were good. They believed bloodletting removed poisons from the body. Unfortunately, the treatment actually made their patients …
Today, another burden is being placed on America’s small businesses. Effective on this date is the third installment of the increase of the minimum wage …
Imagine a small-business owner trying to survive the recession. What would he do if hiring workers suddenly became more expensive? What would you do? This …
University of California, Irvine Professor of Economics David Neumark and Federal Reserve Board Division of Research and Statistics Associate Director William Wascher have a new …
I have good news and bad news for you. The bad news is thatincreasing the minimum wage will do little to improve conditionsfor the working …
Adopting the chained CPI (Consumer Price Index) in Social Security to more accurately account for changes in the cost of living is a small first …
Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor released its Employment and Unemployment Among Youth—Summer 2012 report. While many youths (ages 16-24) found a summer job …