Executive Summary: Minimum wage laws seem like a good idea, but arbitrarily mandating a certain wage can have terrible consequences. Businesses are not charities, so if the minimum wage is set above the market level, this eliminates job opportunities – particularly for the less fortunate members of society. Since employees and employers should have freedom of contract, the right minimum wage is zero.
Blogs
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Grim News from Greece about Grasping Government By Dan Mitchell
May 16, 2013 -
Hell Has Officialy Frozen Over: French Support Spending Cuts by Overwhelming 4-1 Margin By Dan Mitchell
May 15, 2013 -
Another Example of Editorial-Page Fiction at the New York Times By Dan Mitchell
May 14, 2013 -
Tax and Expenditure Limits: The Challenge of Turning Mitchell’s Golden Rule from Theory into Reality By Dan Mitchell
May 13, 2013 -
Going Galt: More Americans Vote with their Feet against Obama By Dan Mitchell
May 12, 2013
Videos
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Obamanomics: Class Warfare vs Pro-Growth Tax Policy October 30, 2012 -
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Obamanomics: The Dismal Record October 9, 2012 -
Obamanomics: A Legacy of Wasteful Spending August 13, 2012 -
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CF&P to Congress: Tax Reform Must Include FATCA Repeal April 16, 2013 -
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Publications
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The Radical Agenda of Anti-Tax Competition Forces September 26, 2012 -
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OECD Subsidies Are Against U.S. Interests February 6, 2012 -
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