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Plato Shrugs: ‘Ideology Post Trump: Where Do We Go From Here?’
“Ideological turmoil in America has reached unprecedented heights. With conservatives falling into the unfalsifiable throws of populism and Liberals fetishizing 1960 solutions to 2020 problems, both appear lost in moving through the 21st century. What comes after Trump for the populist? What comes after liberals fail yet again to implement a child’s imitation of the […]
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AP: Video: Democratic Governors Push for Minimum Wage Hike
Erik Schneider on Google+ The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on Twitter I’m all in favor of increasing the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour; actually I would even go up to 12.00 dollars an hour over a … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic Governors, Jay Inslee, Martin O'Malley, Minimum Wage
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Slate: Opinion: Matthew Yglesias: Work-Ethic and The Welfare State
Slate: Opinion: Matthew Yglesias: Work-Ethic and The Welfare State This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger This is the real debate we should be having when it comes to poverty in America. How to encourage people … Continue reading
Commonsense Capitalism: Video: PBS NewsHour: U.S Representative Charles Rangel Debate Dr. Walter Williams on The Minimum Wage
. This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger Sounds to me that whatever spin that Common Sense Capitalism wants to give it, that Representative Rangel was arguing not only in favor of the minimum wage, but … Continue reading
Liberty Pen: Video: Firing Line With William F. Buckley, Milton Friedman on The Negative Income Tax
. This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger I do not like Milton Friedman’s idea of what he called the Negative Income Tax. Or today what people on both the Left and Right are talking about … Continue reading
Posted in Liberty Pen
Tagged Basic Income, Economic Freedom, Education, Firing Line, Firing Line With William F. Buckley, Job Placement, Job Training, Low-Skilled Workers, Low-Wage Workers, Middle Class, Milton Friedman, Minimal Income, Minimum Wage, Negative Income Tax, PBS, Poverty in America, Public Assistance, Welfare, William F. Buckley
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TruthDig: Opinion: Sonali Kolhatkar: The Year of The Low-Wage Worker: Closing The Income Gap in America
TruthDig: Opinion: Sonali Kolhatkar: The Year of the Low-Wage Worker This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger Before you go about addressing the income gap in America or what others call income inequality, you have to … Continue reading
Lew Rockwell: Blog: Ron Paul: Learn a Little Economics
Lew Rockwell: Blog: Ron Paul: Learn a Little Economics This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger If you are talking about raising the minimum wage from $7.25 and hour to 10-12 dollars an hour without any … Continue reading
The New Republic: Opinion: Noam Scheiber: Raising the Minimum Wage Isn’t Just Good Politics: It’s Good Economics
This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger The New Republic: Opinion: Noam Scheiber: Raising the Minimum Wage Isn’t Just Good Politics: It’s Good Economics There are both good political as well as economic reasons for raising … Continue reading
The Majority Report: ‘Epic Debate Rematch: Sam Seder vs. Libertarian Radio Host Matt DiGeronimo’
“After another libertarian challenge was issued, a new epic debate between Sam and Libertarian radio host Matt DiGeronimo takes place on everything from Nazi’s to the minimum wage and why minimum wage increase would be nothing but good… From The Majority … Continue reading
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Tagged Labor Laws, Matt DiGeronimo, Minimum Wage, Public Assistance, Sam Seder, Social Insurance, The Majority Report
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Thom Hartmann: ‘We Are Subsidizing Low Wage Employers!’
. Source:The New Democrat Here’s an idea. Instead of having taxpayers who mostly work in the middle class be forced to subsidize low-income workers for their food, housing and health care, instead penalize employers who pay their employees so low, … Continue reading
Cato Institute: Commentary: Doug Bandow: America on Welfare
Cato Institute: Commentary: Doug Bandow: America on Welfare If we were really serious about reducing poverty and government dependence as it relates to the economy, people would be making more money working than not working. And people who are not … Continue reading
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