Minimum Wage Debate
Boston Restaurant Owner Says Minimum Wage Hikes Hastened Demise | Jarrett Stepman
Durgin-Park, a renowned Boston restaurant, has been around for a long time. It opened in 1827 when Massachusetts' own John Quincy Adams was president of the United States. Phil Klein of the Washington Examiner : "The restaurant, located in Boston's Faneuil Hall, was an institution and tourist attraction, serving New England staples such as chowder, shepherd's pie, prime rib, pot roast, and Boston cream pie.
The New York Times Explains Why the Minimum Wage Should Be $0.00 | Jon Miltimore
No matter how many jobs the minimum wage destroys , no matter how many times you debunk it , it always comes back to wreak more havoc. We've covered the issues at FEE, and quite effectively, if I do say so myself.
The Minimum Wage Harms Workers and Is Anti-Freedom | Richard M. Ebeling
Who shall have the right to decide the terms and conditions people will have to enter gainful employment? Shall it be the individuals who are directly affected by these laws who decide what an acceptable wage is, given their own skill set and the market opportunities they find?
With the Minimum Wage, Who's the Real Bully? | David R. Henderson
An increase in the minimum wage doesn't magically make low-wage workers more productive. So we predict that employers will reduce other components of the compensation package: reduce paid breaks, reduce their contribution to benefits such as health and dental insurance, and reduce other components of the pay package.
Jerry Brown: "Economically, the Minimum Wage May Not Make Sense" | Daniel Bier
I have a certain amount of sympathy for California lawmakers. They're held captive by political circumstance, trapped between the state's almighty labor unions and its prodigiously ignorant electorate. If legislators refuse to do what the unions want, they'll just bypass the elected officials by going directly to the state's notoriously compliant, mathematically challenged voters through the ballot initiative system.
Seattle's $15 Minimum Wage Experiment Does Not Bode Well for the Rest of Us | Mark J. Perry
If Seattle's risky experiment with a $15 an hour minimum wage represents the "canary in the coal mine" for cities around the country that want to increase their minimum wages to $15 an hour, those cities may want to hold off for a few years to get a final count of the "dead canaries" in Seattle before proceeding.
Seattle's Minimum Wage Has Been a Disaster, as the City's Own Study Confirms | Alex Tabarrok
This is the official study that was commissioned several years ago by the city of Seattle to study the impacts of raising the minimum wage, in a move that I applauded at the time as an honest and transparent attempt towards self-examination of a bold policy.
After Studying Basic Economics, Mayor Vetoes Minimum Wage Increase | Brittany Hunter
There can be no denying that legislatively speaking, the Fight for Fifteen movement garnered during the last election cycle both on city and state levels. No matter how much success or popularity an initiative manages to earn at the ballot box, there are economic laws that cannot be avoided, even when good intentions are accounted for-something some politicians are starting to figure out.
The Minimum Wage Outlaws Work Experience | Dillon Tauzin
Getting a job requires experience; getting experience requires a job. This is one reason the trap of poverty can be so difficult to escape. But what is the root of this trap? Solutions exist, but they are too often blocked by misguided policies such as the well-intentioned minimum wage.
The Minimum Wage Is Sickening, Literally | Tyler Curtis
Ah, the minimum wage - first it prices you out of the job and then it gives you food poisoning. Looking at the effects of minimum wage increases in Washington restaurants, a 10 cent increase results in a total hygiene violation score increase between 3.35% and 8.99%.
What Puerto Rico Can Teach Us About Raising the Minimum Wage | Brittany Hunter
This week, 20 states began implementing minimum wage increases that were passed during 2016. As the country waits to see how these increased wages this will affect the economy, the U.S. territories have already provided us with a grim example.
DC Minimum Wage Goes Up, Jobs Vanish | Preston Cooper
The road to unemployment is paved with good intentions. Washington, D.C.'s first installment of its minimum wage increase, from $8.25 to $9.50, which took effect in July 2014, came at a cost of approximately 2,400 service-sector jobs in the following twelve months.
Can Parents Afford a Higher Minimum Wage? | Brittany Hunter
While the prospect of a higher wage appeals to just about everyone, many seem to forget that money does not simply appear out of thin air. Governments may be responsible for enforcing wage policies, but it is the employers who are left with the financial burden of figuring out how to provide for these pay increases.
The Minimum Wage Is Sickening, Literally | Tyler Curtis
Ah, the minimum wage - first it prices you out of the job and then it gives you food poisoning. Looking at the effects of minimum wage increases in Washington restaurants, a 10 cent increase results in a total hygiene violation score increase between 3.35% and 8.99%.
The Racist Roots of Minimum Wage Laws
Far from helping the disadvantaged, minimum wage laws were once used as a racist tactic to keep African-Americans from getting jobs.
Restaurants to Eliminate More Waiters in Response to Minimum Wage Hike
Colorado was among the four states where voters approved a minimum wage hike in November. Among the specific provisions for the new wage hike was the stipulation that tipped workers - such as waiters who receive tips and are paid below the standard minimum wage - will receive a mandated wage hike of 99 cents.