minimum wage

January 05, 2015

Increase Minimum Wage Or Increase Employment?

One holdover from 2014 into the new year is the cry for an increase in the minimum wage. President Obama pledged (in a December 2014 speech) to bump the minimum wage up to $9/hour nationally. Continue Reading...

November 13, 2014

In Michigan, Raising The Minimum Wage Hurts The Most Vulnerable

If you’re blessed, your job is more than just a paycheck. It’s a structure for your life, it’s a place of friendship and camaraderie, and a sense of purpose. At least, it was for Stacy Osborn. Continue Reading...

September 05, 2014

Are Fast Food Strikers Just Political Agitators?

According to Thomas McCraw, who is the author of American Business, 1920-2000: How it Worked, “More people in the U.S. workforce were getting their first job at McDonald’s than at any other employer, including the Army.” Continue Reading...

July 31, 2014

Poverty In America: What’s The Plan To Eradicate It?

No one wants to be poor. No one enjoys figuring out how to stretch meals to last just three more days. No parent wants to tell their child they can’t play a sport or get a new backpack because there is simply no money. Continue Reading...

July 11, 2014

America’s Largest Workforce Calls for Change

Millions of Americans who work for tips have now been dragged into the political battle over the federal minimum wage and whether it should be raised to $10.10 per hour. Since 1991, the federal minimum wage has been adjusted 5 times, increasing three dollars to its current $7.25. Continue Reading...

June 24, 2014

Coffee and Cronyism: Guess Who’s Really Paying for Starbucks ‘Free Tuition’

When most people think of Starbucks they think of overpriced coffee, free wifi, and omnipresence. Starbucks are everywhere. The company was founded in 1971 and since 1987 they’ve opened an average of two new stores every day. Continue Reading...

May 22, 2014

Audio: Sirico on The Pope and Economics; Gregg on Minimum Wage

A couple of interviews to bring you up to speed on from that last couple of days: First of all, here’s Acton Director of Research Samuel Gregg on the GRN Alive morning show on the Guadalupe Radio Network this morning to discuss current efforts to raise the federal minimum wage, giving his analysis on the likely impact of such a move on the economy and the job market. Continue Reading...

May 16, 2014

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Increase Minimum Wage Or Increase Employment?

In Michigan, Raising The Minimum Wage Hurts The Most Vulnerable

Are Fast Food Strikers Just Political Agitators?

America’s Largest Workforce Calls for Change

Coffee and Cronyism: Guess Who’s Really Paying for Starbucks ‘Free Tuition’

Audio: Sirico on The Pope and Economics; Gregg on Minimum Wage

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