Cuomo’s Minimum Wage Proposal Manages to Make a Bad Idea Even Worse
Despite decades of economic analysis showing that it’s a bad idea, calls to increase the minimum wage continue to be heard from people who think you can mandate prosperity. In…
Unions Seek Exemptions from Minimum Wage Laws
Since the first federal minimum wage went into effect in 1938, there have been people calling for an increase. Recently, there has been a push for a $15 hourly…
A State of the Union address full of stale, terrible ideas and poor leadership
President Barack Obama delivered his sixth State of the Union address to Congress last night, laying out a litany of mostly terrible policy proposals, as well as attempting to…
20 States Raise Minimum Wage; Pain for the Poor and Young to Follow
“[T]here’s a virtual consensus among economists that the minimum wage is an idea whose time has passed. Raising the minimum wage by a substantial amount would price working poor people…
Yes, minimum wage increases reduce employment and hurt low-skilled workers
Earlier this year, the Congressional Budget Office released an analysis on effects of raising the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour, a proposal supported by President Barack Obama and…
Here’s how McDonald’s is responding to Big Labor’s push for a $15 minimum wage
For the last two years, labor unions have a led a campaign known as "Fight for 15" to pressure the fast food and retail industries to raise the minimum hourly…
Seattle Citizens Push Back on Minimum Wage
The minimum wage has been a major plank in the Democratic platform for years, with lawmakers continually pushing for increases, both at the state and federal level. Earlier this year,…
Sixteen-year-old me was not worth $10.10 an hour
Still a student whose resume was a blank sheet of paper, I walked into work on my first day as an assistant leader at a children’s summer camp with no…
As Economy Stalls, Democrats Remain Out Of Touch With Voters
Economists are now reporting what we all know already – America’s economic growth has ground to a halt. Wednesday’s report from the Commerce Department was bleak. The expected growth…
Key Vote NO on the Senate’s Minimum Wage Hike
As one of our over 6 million FreedomWorks members nationwide, I urge you to contact your senators and ask that they vote NO on any increase in the federal minimum…