Letters (Page 12 )

  • Minimum Wage Proposal Won’t Accomplish Goal

    February 2011 ·  Michael Saltsman ·  Southtown Star

    State Sen. Kimberly Lightford wants to raise Illinois’ minimum wage to $10 an hour to make sure “the working poor aren’t ignored or forgotten.” But economic evidence shows that this wage mandate will do little to help those in need. Between 2003 and 2007, 28 states raised their minimum wage above the federal level in hopes of accomplishing a goal similar to Sen. Lightford’s. Yet award-winning research…
  • Raising Minimum Wage Hurts

    February 2011 ·  Michael Saltsman ·  The Californian

    California Assemblyman Luis Alejo claims his proposal to raise the state minimum wage will help boost the state economy (“Alejo’s timing is off on AB 10,” The Californian editorial for Feb. 3). Alejo may wish that were the case, but the economic evidence shows otherwise. New research from Dr. Joseph Sabia, a labor economist at West Point, demonstrates that past increases in the minimum wage have had…
  • Minimun Wage Law Costs Florida Jobs

    February 2011 ·  Michael Saltsman ·  Gainesville Sun

    A Florida district court will soon consider a lawsuit filed by the National Employment Law Project (NELP), which accuses the state of failing to raise the minimum wage in 2011 (“Florida sued over minimum wage,” Jan. 11). Legal distinctions aside, a more important question to ask is whether there’s ever a good time to artificially increase wages. New research from Dr. Joseph Sabia, a labor economist at…
  • Minimum-Wage Increase A Bad Idea All Around

    February 2011 ·  Michael Saltsman ·  Frederick News Post

    Advocates of a minimum-wage increase in Maryland claim it will help stimulate the state economy (“Group pushes to increase minimum wage,” Jan. 18). They may wish that were the case, but the economic evidence shows otherwise. New research from Joseph Sabia, a labor economist at West Point, demonstrates that past increases in the minimum wage have had no positive effect on overall economic growth — and can…
  • Minimum Wage Increase Bad Idea

    February 2011 ·  Michael Saltsman ·  Ocean City Today

    Advocates of a minimum wage increase in Maryland claim it will help stimulate the state economy (“Minimum wage bill sends shivers down spines of employers,” Jan. 28). They may wish that were the case, but the economic evidence shows otherwise. New research from Dr. Joseph Sabia, a labor economist at West Point, demonstrates that past increases in the minimum wage have had no positive effect on overall…
  • Wage Law Won’t Help

    January 2011 ·  Michael Saltsman ·  Herald-Mail

    Advocates of a minimum wage increase in Maryland claim it will help stimulate the state economy (“Md. minimum wage increase proposed,” Jan. 18). They may wish that were the case, but the economic evidence shows otherwise. New research from Dr. Joseph Sabia, a labor economist at West Point, demonstrates that past increases in the minimum wage have had no positive effect on overall economic growth — and…