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Is It Time To Rethink The Minimum Wage?
November 2010 · Michael Saltsman · South Florida Sun Sentinel
Candidates for political offices across the country suggested it might be time to rethink the federal wage floor. Those questioning the minimum wage have been excoriated for daring to voice such a heretical opinion. Given the nation’s problems, however — including a double-digit unemployment rate in many states and a veritable crisis in teen unemployment —shouldn’t every issue be on the table? The economics of the matter… -
Can Arizonans Afford A Lousy 10 Cents?
November 2010 · Rick Berman · East Valley Tribune
Back in 1996 when President Clinton was pushing for an increase in the federal minimum wage, his chief of staff Leon Panetta went on “This Week” with David Brinkley and complained that “we’re talking about a lousy 90 cents.” One can only imagine how Panetta would respond to criticisms of Arizona’s plan to hike its minimum wage by a dime in 2011. It’s just a lousy 10-cent… -
Can Washingtonians Afford a Lousy Twelve Cents?
October 2010 · Richard Berman · Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Back in 1996 when President Clinton was pushing for an increase in the federal minimum wage, his chief of staff Leon Panetta went on “This Week” with David Brinkley and complained that “we’re talking about a lousy 90 cents.” One can only imagine how Panetta would respond to criticisms of Washington’s plan to hike its minimum wage by just over a dime. It’s just a lousy twelve… -
Can Oregonians Afford A Lousy 10 Cents?
October 2010 · Rick Berman · Statesman Journal
Back in 1996 when President Clinton was pushing for an increase in the federal minimum wage, his chief of staff Leon Panetta went on “This Week” with David Brinkley and complained that “we’re talking about a lousy 90 cents.” One can only imagine how Panetta would respond to criticisms of Oregon’s plan to hike its minimum wage by a dime. It’s just a lousy 10 cent increase!… -
What About the Lost Generation of Unemployed Youth?
September 2010 · Michael Saltsman · Washington Examiner
In the United States and abroad, young and inexperienced workers faced a harsh reality this summer: No one was hiring. Burger King had no need for new subjects. Supermarkets stopped adding shelf stockers. Outback Steakhouse had a mile-long line of applicants out back. America saw one out of every four teens in the labor force stuck looking for work – or playing video games instead of learning… -
The Real Cost Of Minimum Wage Hikes
August 2010 · William E. Even and David A. Macpherson · Investor's Business Daily
On July 24, 2009, the federal minimum wage increased to $7.25, the final step in a series of three hikes passed in 2007. Today, a year later, the unemployment rate for our nation’s teens remains stalled near 25%, with one out of every five unemployed teens searching for work for six months or more. This isn’t a coincidence. Though intended to lift American workers out of poverty…