Minimum Wage

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 →

December 26, 2018 – Tom Mullen …… Like anything else, the seller — the prospective employee — owns what is offered for sale. Continue reading →

November 30, 2018 – Jacob Hornberger …… Bernie Sanders is so stingy when he advocates for a mere $15-per-hour minimum wage. Why not make the minimum wage equivalent to what Sanders gets per hour as a US Senator? Continue reading →

November 28, 2018 – Lee Friday …… The Canadian Hockey League’s junior players, lacking government support, are suing the league because they are paid less than the minimum wage. The players should be careful what they wish for. Continue reading →

October 29, 2018 – Dan Mitchell …… You don’t need to be a libertarian to realize this is a problem. Continue reading →

May 7, 2018 – Jacob Hornberger …… Leftists love proclaiming how much they love the poor, needy, and disadvantaged. One can understand why black teenagers and every other person who goes unemployed because of the minimum wage might reject that proclamation. Continue reading →

March 13, 2018 – Richard Ebeling …… Most of us both value and take for granted the ability to make decisions about our own lives. When busybodies put their noses and their mouths into our personal affairs, we often say or at least think, “Mind your own business.” Unfortunately, we live in a world in which too frequently government won’t leave us alone, and instead, very actively tries to mind our business for us. Continue reading →

December 13, 2017 – Jacob Hornberger …… The minimum wage is why there is a chronic unemployment rate among African American teenagers of around 30-40 percent. If the minimum wage is repealed, that unemployment rate drops close to 0 percent. Continue reading →

July 31, 2017 – Lee Friday …… In a brief ‘letter to the editor’, a reader reveals a lack of economic knowledge on one issue, but excellent economic knowledge on another issue. His knowledge on the latter issue can help to correct his misunderstanding on the first issue. Then we can decide who should be the subject of a boycott. Continue reading →

July 19, 2017 – Lee Friday …… Politicians love to increase the minimum wage because workers outnumber employers by a significant margin, which means it is an easy way to buy votes, regardless the consequences. Continue reading →