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Raising minimum wage not the answer
April 2006 · Mike Flynn · Cincinnati Enquirer
H.L. Mencken once cannily remarked, “For every complex problem there is a simple solution. And it is always wrong.” Right now Ohio’s complex problem is helping struggling families throughout the state to better provide for themselves. The simple solution is to raise the minimum wage. Ohio will face a ballot initiative in November to raise the minimum wage to $6.85 an hour and then indexed to inflation… -
Raising minimum wage not the answer
April 2006 · Mike Flynn · Cincinnati Enquirer
H.L. Mencken once cannily remarked, “For every complex problem there is a simple solution. And it is always wrong.” Right now Ohio’s complex problem is helping struggling families throughout the state to better provide for themselves. The simple solution is to raise the minimum wage. Ohio will face a ballot initiative in November to raise the minimum wage to $6.85 an hour and then indexed to inflation… -
Minimum wage hike? Maximum problems
March 2006 · Mike Flynn · Philadelphia Inquirer
Oscar Wilde once cynically remarked, “All bad art is the result of good intentions.” The same is often true of bad economic policy. A case in point: This month, the Pennsylvania Senate will consider a bill to raise the minimum wage – possibly to as high as $7.15 an hour. The minimum wage was introduced in 1938 to combat the exploitative working conditions in an economy reeling… -
Minimum wage hike? Maximum problems
March 2006 · Mike Flynn · Philadelphia Inquirer
Oscar Wilde once cynically remarked, “All bad art is the result of good intentions.” The same is often true of bad economic policy. A case in point: This month, the Pennsylvania Senate will consider a bill to raise the minimum wage – possibly to as high as $7.15 an hour. The minimum wage was introduced in 1938 to combat the exploitative working conditions in an economy reeling… -
The unintended consequences of a minimum-wage hike
January 2006 · Megan McDonald · Virginian-Pilot
Legislators understandably believe that they are in the business of solving problems. Interest groups continually bring problems to their attention and suggest changes in the law that will fix the situation. Lawmakers could be forgiven for thinking that they have a magic wand—fixing problems with a new law. Unfortunately, most policy questions aren’t that simple. Often the new law not only doesn’t solve the problem, but sets… -
The unintended consequences of a minimum-wage hike
January 2006 · Megan McDonald · Virginian-Pilot
Legislators understandably believe that they are in the business of solving problems. Interest groups continually bring problems to their attention and suggest changes in the law that will fix the situation. Lawmakers could be forgiven for thinking that they have a magic wand—fixing problems with a new law. Unfortunately, most policy questions aren’t that simple. Often the new law not only doesn’t solve the problem, but sets…