My New USA Today op ed on Biden's Impressively Far-Reaching Pro-Immigration Agenda
It goes far beyond merely reversing awful Trump policies, but does still have some drawbacks.
It goes far beyond merely reversing awful Trump policies, but does still have some drawbacks.
The reconciliation process exists for a reason. Discarding it for political expediency should be viewed with skepticism.
Minimum wage jobs aren't supposed to be career choices, but stepping stones on the way to other things. Everyone has to start out somewhere.
American companies would need relief from Democrats’ COVID relief efforts.
New York's unemployment rate is nearly 10 percent and roughly one-third of small businesses in New York City may have closed forever. Seems like a great time to make it more expensive to employ people, right?
President Donald Trump said he'd leave it to the states to decide if a minimum wage hike was appropriate.
We need essential workers right now. We also need markets and the price signals they provide.
Last week, The New York Times Editorial Board dismissed those concerns and called for a $15 national wage standard.
Dramatic increases in federal spending will not “unlock access” for the poor. It will only help those with the right connections.
Workers say they've had their hours cut and lost other benefits, such as health insurance. If only someone could have predicted that.
Tulsi Gabbard and Stossel discuss war, drug legalization, and government spending.
Among other things, it would end Uber as we know it.
Plus: Why you think all your friends get their news on Facebook, the trade-offs that come with higher minimum wages, a modest proposal for AOC, and more...
The restaurant industry would likely suffer under the legislation.
The mandated pay increases disproportionately impact the restaurant industry.
Buttigieg says the best way to move into 21st century is to revive 20th-century unions.
The Democratic congresswoman said that people cannot live off tips. People who live off tips beg to differ.
Politicians can’t repeal the laws of supply and demand.
How Seattle’s $15 minimum wage killed entry-level jobs.
But the campaign workers complaining about their union-negotiated salaries are being hypocritical too.
Plus: Portland mulls an anti-mask law, solar companies hoard panels before tax credits expire, and 2020 candidates have some plans.
The Congressional Budget Office says 17 million workers will see higher paychecks, but the poorest and least skilled are likely to be left out.
Being a presidential candidate means never having to say sorry for heavy-handed proposals to limit choice and promise free stuff.
Making low-skill workers more expensive means getting them replaced by automation.
Medicare for All, free college, breaking up the banks, a $15 minimum wage-the Vermont socialist wants to do it all.
Gas station owners are unsure how they can afford to pay their pump attendants-which are mandated by state law.
Good intentions do not always lead to good outcomes.
The laws of economics can't be repealed.
What happens when prices are increased by fiat? They go up, usually, and in this case they may increase traffic congestion, too.
After taking on Amazon, the democratic socialist has a new target: Walmart.
Minimum wage ballot initiatives are often good politics, never good policy.
The value of $15 varies greatly across the country and even within the same states.
An in-depth look at New York's car wash industry, and the real world consequences of politicians interfering with a complex industry they don't understand.
The poorly designed law would have left a lot of employees with less money rather than more.
What's behind Amazon's new minimum wage policy?
An ironic lesson in progressive policies, provided by an iconic New York City establishment and the left's rising star.
Activists want to "protect" restaurant workers right out of their jobs.
The Republican governor of Massachusetts just made a deal to give away more freebies and keep taxes high.
Cities like San Francisco and Seattle have already passed similar laws, and more states are currently evaluating the costs of doing the same.
The national union-backed effort would eliminate tips in favor of higher hourly pay. That's "giving help to people who don't want it," restaurant workers say.
Government-mandated price hikes do a lot of things. Spurring technological innovation is not one of them.
Congress kneecapped minor league ballplayers' lawsuit with last week's omnibus bill. Even if that was the right thing to do, the way it was done is wrong.
Hiking the minimum wage is feel-good humanitarian idea that's guaranteed to hurt actual humans.
Unfortunately, that's not all it's doing.
Appeals to what 'economists say' is used to coat liberal policy positions with a veneer of scientific certitude.
A loss of opportunities equal to about four percent of the workforce.