North Dakota Doesn’t Need a Patchwork of Minimum Wage Laws
I don't think we need minimum wage policy. It amounts to a tax on young and low skill labor. Far...
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Podcast: Senate Candidate Paul Schaffner Has Little to Say About Conviction for Soliciting a Prostitute
U.S. Senate candidate Paul Schaffner was on my radio show today. You may remember me writing about Schaffner announcing, and...
There May Be a Lot of Left Wing Initiated Measures on the Ballot This Election Cycle
Earlier today I wrote about a proposed ballot measure which would raise North Dakota's minimum wage to $15 per hour....
Does North Dakota Need a Minimum Wage Hike to $15 Per Hour?
Over the weekend we got news that a group of citizens is preparing a ballot measure that would increase North...
What if Raising the Minimum Wage Is Bad for People Who Make the Minimum Wage?
Our friends on the left take it as an article of faith that raising the minimum wage is good for...
Video: Bill Sponsor Warns of “Serfdom and Slavery” as Minimum Wage Legislation Is Defeated
HB1263, introduced by Rep. Marvin Nelson, a Democrat from Rolla, would do two things: Raise North Dakota's minimum wage from...
Rep. Nelson: Minimum Wage Hike Needed Because Business Aren’t Paying Workers Enough to Survive
State Rep. Marvin Nelson wants to increase North Dakota's minimum wage because he's "tired of paying other people's wages" he...
Stop Whining About “Waste of Time” Legislation
The beginning of North Dakota's legislative session is like a holiday for those of us who make a living writing...
Minnesota's Minimum Wage Hike May Be Particularly Harmful
Minnesota's minimum wage just went up to $9 per hour, the second hike in a series of increases passed by...
Why Aren't Teenagers Working? It's The Minimum Wage, Stupid
"It’s Summer, but Where Are the Teenage Workers?" asks the New York Times in a headline: Ice cream still needs scooping,...
