Topic: Minimum Wage

Newsom’s minimum wage hike jeopardizes public school food services for needy children
Newsom’s minimum wage hike jeopardizes public school food services for needy children April 15, 2024 Olivia Murray Who doesn’t care about the tots and their school lunches now?
The many disadvantages of an increase in hourly minimum wages
The many disadvantages of an increase in hourly minimum wages April 5, 2024 Uldis Sprogis The long-term benefits are realistically nonexistent.
The minimum wage: A simple and wrong answer
The minimum wage: A simple and wrong answer July 6, 2022 Avi Nelson It is appealing to think we can abolish poverty, raise wages, and make everyone wealthier by just passing laws.
Bernie Sanders's campaign workers demand at least the $15/hour minimum wage he promises to implement
Bernie Sanders's campaign workers demand at least the $15/hour minimum wage he promises to implement July 19, 2019 Thomas Lifson There is now self-evidently no reason whatsoever to take seriously anything Bernie Sanders says.
The problem with Democrats' universal minimum wage scheme...
The problem with Democrats' universal minimum wage scheme... July 4, 2019 Jack Hellner ...and a whole lot of other Democrat brainchildren, is that they fail to recognize reality.
Maine restaurant workers successfully lobby to reduce their minimum wage
Maine restaurant workers successfully lobby to reduce their minimum wage June 30, 2017 Thomas Lifson The logic supporting government-mandated minimum wages just got stood on its head in the Great State of Maine.
Minimum-wage Bernie Sanders interns wanted
Minimum-wage Bernie Sanders interns wanted June 23, 2016 Ethel C. Fenig Hey, about-to-be college grads, especially those with journalism, art history, or gender studies degrees!  Do you need a job?  Of course you do!  Well, do I have a job for you!
The real minimum wage is zero
The real minimum wage is zero May 13, 2016 Rosslyn Smith Robots replacing thousands of jobs at one fast food chain in the wake of minimum wage hikes.
UC Berkeley workers: Happy $15 minimum wage. Now you’re fired.
UC Berkeley workers: Happy $15 minimum wage. Now you’re fired. April 22, 2016 Thomas Lifson Be careful what you wish for.
It begins: In wake of California $15 minimum wage, garment firms moving out of Los Angeles
It begins: In wake of California $15 minimum wage, garment firms moving out of Los Angeles April 16, 2016 Thomas Lifson To the surprise of nobody but leftists
Union hypocrisy on $15 minimum wage: Asks exemption for employers who unionize
Union hypocrisy on $15 minimum wage: Asks exemption for employers who unionize April 11, 2016 Thomas Lifson A protection racket.
The minimum wage trap
The minimum wage trap April 5, 2016 Jack Hellner One of the most dangerous policies to our economic health is the push to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour, what they call a living wage.
California reaches deal for $15 an hour minimum wage
California reaches deal for $15 an hour minimum wage March 27, 2016 Thomas Lifson A triumph for the Democratic Party's alliance of stupidity and venality.
Minimum Wage for Thee, But Not for Me
Minimum Wage for Thee, But Not for Me September 2, 2015 Brian C. Joondeph Rather than letting the business and worker negotiate a mutually fair wage, the know-better government is setting the wage
Two for one: Higher inflation and higher unemployment from higher minimum wage
Two for one: Higher inflation and higher unemployment from higher minimum wage May 22, 2015 James Longstreet With the organized push for higher minimum wage rates, Janet Yellen and the Federal Reserve must have mixed emotions.
Dem Senator: working hard to escape poverty 'not right'
Dem Senator: working hard to escape poverty 'not right' May 9, 2015 Thomas Lifson Democrats from blue states have a tendency to let the mask slip.
The Looming Minimum Wage Hike: Stuck on Stupid
The Looming Minimum Wage Hike: Stuck on Stupid April 18, 2015 William Sullivan We might be inclined to laugh off the national demonstrations calling for a $15/hr minimum wage for burger-flippers, as the suggestion should be received as utterly ridiculous. But stifle your mirth.
Charlie Crist: losing 50,000 jobs 'worth it' to raise minimum wage
Charlie Crist: losing 50,000 jobs 'worth it' to raise minimum wage October 23, 2014 Thomas Lifson Cutting off the bottom rung of the ladder
Why Raising the Minimum Wage Will Help Retirees and Destroy the Underclass
Why Raising the Minimum Wage Will Help Retirees and Destroy the Underclass September 7, 2014 Andrew Thomas Be careful what you wish for, progs.
You Want A Higher Minimum Wage? Why Do You Hate The Elderly So Much?
You Want A Higher Minimum Wage? Why Do You Hate The Elderly So Much? September 6, 2014 Andrew Solomon Those who have left the workforce or are now on fixed incomes are in for a rude awakening if the union goons and agitators of the Democratic Party get their way.  
Fast food strikers: meet your replacement robot
Fast food strikers: meet your replacement robot September 5, 2014 Thomas Lifson As SEIU-funded agitprop "fast food strike" was held yesterday, a robot capable of making 400 burgers per hour is inveiled.
Hilarious: lefty flips out over billboard explaining consequences of $15 minimum wage
Hilarious: lefty flips out over billboard explaining consequences of $15 minimum wage July 20, 2014 Thomas Lifson When you are fighting reality, you need to lie, call names, and manipulate emotions
Surprise! $15 an hour minimum wage backfires
Surprise! $15 an hour minimum wage backfires June 2, 2014 Thomas Lifson It turns out that leftists can’t repeal the law of supply and demand
Democrats' Immoral Approach to Minimum Wage
Democrats' Immoral Approach to Minimum Wage May 7, 2014 Lloyd Marcus How much can Mr. Joe American grocery store owner afford to pay an unskilled worker just entering the work force?
Obama's Minimum Wage Fallacy
Obama's Minimum Wage Fallacy April 23, 2014 Derrick Wilburn It’s a shame that we have a President so willing to divide our nation
Obama Sandwiches Himself
Obama Sandwiches Himself April 8, 2014 Russ Vaughn Our president's handlers really did a number on him this time.  And for nothing more than a Reuben sandwich.
Fed Chairman Yellen backs CBO study on minimum wage job loss
Fed Chairman Yellen backs CBO study on minimum wage job loss February 28, 2014 Thomas Lifson Janet Yellen, the newly-installed head of the Federal Reserve System, is exercising her political independence and telling the truth about the new minimum wage proposed by President Obama
The Obama Legacy: Majoring on Minor Issues
The Obama Legacy: Majoring on Minor Issues February 20, 2014 Chad Stafko The recent Obama minimum wage hike by executive order is a shining example of our president's modus operandi.
Sen. Brown and the Tipped-Worker Minimum Wage Hike
Sen. Brown and the Tipped-Worker Minimum Wage Hike February 20, 2014 Rick Shonk An irony whose cause the Washington establishment will never admit.
CBO confirms Dem minimum wage hike will cost at least half a million jobs
CBO confirms Dem minimum wage hike will cost at least half a million jobs February 19, 2014 Thomas Lifson Democrats pushing ahead in an effort to distract the public from Obamacare, demonize Republicans as mean, pose as guardians of the poor
Obama Signs an Executive Order to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage
Obama Signs an Executive Order to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage February 19, 2014 David Lawrence Another showering of pocket change from our supreme bureaucrat in chief.
Minimum Wage Destroys Education for the Poor
Minimum Wage Destroys Education for the Poor February 12, 2014 Scott Mayer Obama is intent on shutting down the real-life school of the entry-level job.
Obama Misconstrues Henry Ford
Obama Misconstrues Henry Ford February 2, 2014 William A. Levinson In his SOTU speech, Obama clearly demonstrated that he does not understand the laws of business as expressed by Henry Ford.
The Minimum Wage Hike: Who Pays?
The Minimum Wage Hike: Who Pays? January 29, 2014 Michael Bargo, Jr. Under President Obama the median income of working-class Americans has dropped more quickly than any under other president since the Great Depression.
Liberals Double Down on Inequality
Liberals Double Down on Inequality January 7, 2014 Christopher Chantrill The error that political activists make.
The New SeaTac Minimum Wage Does <em>not</em> Go Far Enough
The New SeaTac Minimum Wage Does not Go Far Enough November 20, 2013 Michael Hausam Government action, the Seattle way.
Minimum wage: Taxation by Misrepresentation
Minimum wage: Taxation by Misrepresentation February 28, 2013 Steve Baker Well-intentioned feelings about the minimum wage do not trump facts about the minimum wage
Obama's Minimum Wage Increase Fallacy
Obama's Minimum Wage Increase Fallacy February 16, 2013 Warren Beatty In ObamaWorld, in a static economy where the economy will not react to a minimum wage increase, what Obama proposes would be fine. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your perspective), we don't live in a static economy;
Why Not a $100 Per Hour Minimum Wage?
Why Not a $100 Per Hour Minimum Wage? February 15, 2013 Dan Nagasaki and Glenn Doi If the government is going to raise the minimum wage, why stop at $9? If higher minimum wages are so wonderful, why don't we just raise the minimum wage to $50 or $100 per hour?