Good News for Wisconsin Workers - A double header of good news for workers in Wisconsin, who will soon have an increased statewide minimum wage, and...
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Politics of the Minimum Wage - So here you have the minimum wage-- supported by 80% of the population and able to put tens of billions...
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August 28, 2003
Why Job Losses from Min Wage Don't Matter - When the minimum wage is discussed, conservatives suddenly discover an overwhelming compassion for the poorest Americans who they see victimized...
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August 27, 2003
Who Pays for the Minimum Wage? - Whether the increased costs of the minimum wage are passed onto consumers or decrease business profits is as much disputed...
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August 26, 2003
How Minimum Wage Increases Employment - Here's the problem with the simplistic argument that minimum wage laws automatically cut jobs. It's based on Economics 101 for...
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Why Minimum Wage Beats EITC - Matthew Yglesias thinks the minimum wage is only the second best alternative to the Earned Income Tax Credit and other...
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August 22, 2003
Illinois Raises Minimum Wage - IL Governor Blagojevich signed a bill raising the state's minimum wage to $6.50 per hour over the next sixteen months....
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