Reason magazine: on Jobs


Arvin Vohra: Eliminate minimum wage so entry level jobs available to all

The Libertarian Party suggests not just stopping Obama's proposed new programs, but rolling back old ones that most Americans don't consider might be hurting more than helping. [Such as]: Don't raise the minimum wage to help people really better themselves and get ahead; eliminate it so entry level jobs are available to all, not just those already valuable enough to be worth the enhanced minimum wage.
Source: Reason Mag.: Libertarian response to 2015 State of the Union Jan 20, 2015

Libertarian Party: Eliminate minimum wage so entry level jobs available to all

The Libertarian Party suggests not just stopping Obama's proposed new programs, but rolling back old ones that most Americans don't consider might be hurting more than helping. [Such as]: Don't raise the minimum wage to help people really better themselves and get ahead; eliminate it so entry level jobs are available to all, not just those already valuable enough to be worth the enhanced minimum wage.
Source: Reason Mag.: Libertarian response to 2015 State of the Union Jan 20, 2015

Lincoln Chafee: Minimum wage of $10.10/hr.; $15 would hurt small business

Chafee wants a $10.10 minimum wage. (The $15 favored by Martin O'Malley, Chafee explains, "could have a significant adverse effect on small businesses.") He also wants to spend more money on Head Start and Pell grants, to expand paid medical leave, to fight gender-based wage discrimination with a Paycheck Fairness Act, and to "work for a fair tax structure that removes excessive loopholes and tax cuts for wealthy citizens and corporations."
Source: Reason magazine on 2016 presidential hopefuls Oct 13, 2015

Martin O`Malley: Supports a $15/hour minimum wage

O'Malley has endorsed expanded Social Security benefits, a $15/hour minimum wage, tighter financial regulation, universal childcare, greater power for labor unions, and a grab bag of policies intended to make college more affordable, including an increase in Pell grants and a freeze in tuition rates.
Source: Reason magazine on 2016 presidential hopefuls Oct 13, 2015

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