Minimum Wage

March 2, 2023 – Jack Elbaum …… It is a common myth that it is minimum wage hikes, not the shifting landscape of supply and demand, that lead wages to rise. Continue reading →

July 27, 2021 – Jon Miltimore …… New research published in the Harvard Business Review reveals (once again) that minimum wage laws achieve unintended results. Continue reading →

July 12, 2021 – George C. Leef …… We often hear that minimum wage laws are well intentioned. I cannot agree. Minimum-wage laws are evil in their methods (coercion) and evil in their goals (to make people believe they’re dependent on government). Continue reading →

August 18, 2019 – Ryan McMaken …… Rather than pay his campaign workers more out of his personal wealth, Bernie Sanders is cutting employee hours and scaling back campaign events — thus illustrating how minimum wage hikes are a problem for workers. Continue reading →

July 31, 2019 – Jon Miltimore …… The minimum wage’s apparent popularity might be political pyrite (fool’s gold). Continue reading →

June 25, 2019 – Paul Boyce …… The minimum wage is just a short-term solution, but it creates a drag on long-term growth. Continue reading →

March 22, 2019 – Ryan Bourne …… When the government raises the minimum wage, this also increases property crime arrests among 16-24-year-olds — the group for whom the minimum wage is most likely to bite. Continue reading →