minimum wage

:D One of the most liberal Representatives in Congress wants California to raise its minimum wage to $26 an hour. Appearing on Crossfire on Friday, co-host Newt Gingrich asked Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) whether it was a good idea for the mayor of Seattle to propose a minimum wage of $15 an hour...

WTH are they thinking? http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/05/01/seattle-plans-15-minimum-wage/

read more: http://wfpl.org/post/minimum-wage-hike-hurts-minorities-and-youth-job-chances-says-rand-paul

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2014-04-09/hawaii-lawmakers-pass-minimum-wage-hike Predictions?

Which one would be worse? Assume an equal number of wage earners directly affected. For instance, a maximum wage lopping off the top 3% of wage earners, or a minimum wage cutting off the bottom 3% of wage earners.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/25/us-swiss-minimum-wage-idUSBREA1O1AI20140225 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/15-per-hour-for-swiss-workers-referendum-on-plans-to-introduce-the-worlds-highest-minimum-wage-has-employers-worried-9265550.html Apparently in Switzerland you...

If a MW bill passed congress and was signed into law, what would the MW workers do with the higher amount of cash they are now earning? Would they not spend it, thus increasing the sales and productivity of companies and stores experiencing the new demand? Wouldn't this new demand cause business...

Just made this comic strip. After it was published the site resized one of the speech bubble, and I cannot go back to edit it. At least I know now for the next one to leave extra space!! http://stripgenerator.com/strip/823213/5-ways-minimum-wage-1/ I plan to do a series of these. There will be...

There is a sort of "poll" in the article that is currently leaning "No", don't raise the minimum wage. Quite a number of the comments make good sense, which is encouraging! :D much more at...

By Essex Porter SEATTLE — The leading proponent of a $15 an hour minimum wage in Seattle was challenged face-to-face today. Kshama Sawant engaged with small businesses owners worried about their survival. The impromptu meeting came after a City Council briefing on the implications of raising...

http://thinkprogress.org/default/2014/02/22/3320851/rick-perry-government-set-minimum-wage/# Clipped out the rest, as it's typical thinkprogress bullshit. Come on Rand, if Rick Perry can say it, you can too.

Boehner: I'd Rather Kill Myself than Increase Minimum Wage Damn, that's a tough choice for all of us...

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/02/18/cbo-minimum-wage-jobs/5582779/

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101352849

Submitted by Gary Gelles via the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Those campaigning for a substantial jump in the minimum wage all assert that the purpose is to help working families. Unfortunately, careful students of the evidence come to a different conclusion. As Mark Wilson summarized it...

A lot more to read at link: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/making-economic-case-more-minimum-110007239.html

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/12/us-usa-obama-wages-idUSBREA1B0PZ20140212

$10.10 an hour means: x 40 hours x 52 weeks = $21,008. The federal poverty level for a family of four is $23,500. Im not supporting Minimum Wage at all, just doing a bit of math. Just a thought.

I always use this example and find it very easy for people not interested in economics, to understand. The rest of the article: http://www.truthinexile.com/best-argument-against-raising-minimum-wage/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-driscoll/rand-paul-you-failed-econ_b_4719735.html