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Saturday Links

Jul 13, 2013

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I skipped Saturday Links last week due to the holiday weekend. I'm catching up this week. 1. Faith in the Free Market "… Selke, now 36, is part of a vanguard of young Christians who believe that God uses not only the church and formal ministry but every sphere of society, including business and free…
Minimum Wage, Maximum Suffering

Aug 17, 2007

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mwkruse

in Capitalism and Markets, Economic Development, Economics, Poverty, Public Policy, Wealth and Income

Acton Commentary: Minimum Wage, Maximum Suffering by Robert Sirico The minimum wage is going up but in real terms—that is, adjusted for inflation—but it has generally fallen since its height in 1968, at which point it exceeded $9 in today's dollars. The unemployment rate was at 6 percent and it would go higher and higher…
The Fallacy of Creating a “Living Wage” by Fiat

Sep 14, 2006

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mwkruse

in Capitalism and Markets, Poverty, Public Policy, Wealth and Income, Weatlh and Income Distribution

Mayor Daley of Chicago recently vetoed an ordinance requiring big retailers to pay a "living wage" higher than other employers are required to pay. Economist Greg Mankiw used the occasion of this event to resurrect an excellent article he wrote five years ago about efforts by Harvard students demanding a "living wage" for Harvard workers…

Tag: living wage

Saturday Links

Minimum Wage, Maximum Suffering

The Fallacy of Creating a “Living Wage” by Fiat