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Governor Gavin Newsom has called on the California state legislature to pass yet another minimum wage increase so that citizens can afford the products that have been made more expensive due to the previous minimum wage increase, sources confirmed Thursday.
Published: Monday, December 25th, 2023 @ 3:23 am
By: Babylon Bee
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In a new article at the Journal of Public Economics, Zachary S. Fone, Joseph J. Sabia, and Resul Cesur report, “Using data from the 1998–2016 Uniform Crime Reports and a difference-in-differences approach, we find robust evidence that minimum wage hikes increase property crime arrests among 16-to-24
Published: Monday, March 6th, 2023 @ 3:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Some argue that minimum wage increases would create more wealth for those with the greatest need in North Carolina
Published: Wednesday, January 4th, 2023 @ 11:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As a small business owner for most of my life I traditionally opposed raising the minimum wage on the grounds that it would trigger cost increases across the board for everything. Now I’m changing my thinking for several reasons.
Published: Tuesday, March 9th, 2021 @ 4:08 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Editors at Issues and Insights wonder why advocates of an increase in the government-mandated minimum wage ignore clear, convincing evidence of its ill effects.
Published: Sunday, February 21st, 2021 @ 8:58 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two new studies confirm that a higher minimum wage would not be an unalloyed gain for low-wage workers.
Published: Saturday, January 30th, 2021 @ 12:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday that doubles the federally mandated minimum wage to $15 per hour.
Published: Sunday, July 21st, 2019 @ 10:31 am
By: Daily Wire
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The answer is obvious. It's a minimum wage increase that prices competition out of the market while exempting companies with a unionized work force.
Published: Friday, August 21st, 2015 @ 4:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Progressives everywhere are calling for an increase in the minimum wage. The amount of the increase depends on who is calling for it. President Obama wants a 40 percent hike from the current minimum of $7.25 to $10.30 per hour, while others, including some trade unions, are asking for more than a...
Published: Monday, January 5th, 2015 @ 12:32 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Progressives everywhere are calling for an increase in the minimum wage. (For a look at the progressive movement's historical support for the minimum wage see this article.) The amount of the increase depends on who is calling for it. President Obama wants a 40 percent hike from the current...
Published: Saturday, December 13th, 2014 @ 8:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In his State of the Union address, President Obama proposed raising the minimum wage from its current $7.25 per hour to $10.10 per hour, a 40 percent increase. A number of dumb arguments have been made both for and against the increase.
Published: Wednesday, February 26th, 2014 @ 11:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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