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It is quite a joy bringing hoodie. I like your glasses too.
Thank you, Saurs! :#)
Minutes after writing the above, I randomly came across an article in today's paper. A tenured professor in Chicago has…
Kilmar Garcia is unambiguously, as a matter of law, an MS-13 gang member. When he was arrested, he was carrying…
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Category Archives: Minimum Wage
The Minimum Wage In Washington And Idaho
From The New York Times, via The Economist’s View blog, we learn that small business owners in Washington state have not been harmed by Washington state’s relatively high minimum wage — not even businesses in tows that border Idaho, where … Continue reading
Posted in Economics and the like, Minimum Wage
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Cartoon: How Republicans Fight The Minimum Wage
This one was printed in Dollars and Sense months ago… it’s already dated now, given the results of the elections earlier this month. (Click on the image to see a larger version.)
A Frightening First: Health Insurance Costs For Family Exceed Minimum Wage
A frightening ‘first’ has been acknowledged in a recent Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research Educational Trust. It seems that for the first time in United States history, the cost of health insurance for a family of four now exceeds the yearly income of a minimum wage earner. Continue reading
Posted in Economics and the like, Minimum Wage
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Power Line on the Minimum Wage
While looking for something else, I came across this post on the right-wing blog Power Line, attacking a groundbreaking study of the minimum wage by economists David Card and Alan Krueger. From a summary of the study by John Schmitt … Continue reading
Posted in Economics and the like, Minimum Wage
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