Why Do Wages Rise? Not Because of Minimum Wage Laws, New Data Show
March 2, 2023 – Jack Elbaum …… It is a common myth that it is minimum wage hikes, not the shifting landscape of supply and demand, that lead wages to rise.
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Pizza Chain CEO Slams Business Unwilling to Pay Workers ‘a Living Wage.’ There’s Just One Problem.
August 6, 2021 – Jon Miltimore …… &Pizza CEO Michael Lastoria gets an A+ for PR. His economics grade is another story.
Harvard Business Review: Minimum Wage Hikes Led to Lower Worker Compensation, New Research Shows
July 27, 2021 – Jon Miltimore …… New research published in the Harvard Business Review reveals (once again) that minimum wage laws achieve unintended results.
My Case against Minimum-Wage Laws
July 12, 2021 – George C. Leef …… We often hear that minimum wage laws are well intentioned. I cannot agree. Minimum-wage laws are evil in their methods (coercion) and evil in their goals (to make people believe they’re dependent on government).
The Labor Market Shortage is Exposing Two Big Ways the Government Hurts Teenagers
June 3, 2021 – Kerry McDonald …… It’s time to stop coddling our kids.
Bernie Sanders Shows Us How a Minimum Wage Hike Hurts Workers
August 18, 2019 – Ryan McMaken …… Rather than pay his campaign workers more out of his personal wealth, Bernie Sanders is cutting employee hours and scaling back campaign events — thus illustrating how minimum wage hikes are a problem for workers.
Support for $15 Minimum Wage Plummets When Americans Are Told Its Economic Impact
July 31, 2019 – Jon Miltimore …… The minimum wage’s apparent popularity might be political pyrite (fool’s gold).
Minimum Wage: A Most Remarkable Belief
July 21, 2019 – Pierre Lemieux …… Even if the minimum wage increased the total value of production, it would still be a strange belief to view it as a desirable public policy.
Minimum Wage Myths
June 25, 2019 – Paul Boyce …… The minimum wage is just a short-term solution, but it creates a drag on long-term growth.
Minimum Wage Hikes Increase Crime, National Bureau of Economic Research Study Finds
March 22, 2019 – Ryan Bourne …… When the government raises the minimum wage, this also increases property crime arrests among 16-24-year-olds — the group for whom the minimum wage is most likely to bite.