President Obama’s Policy Problem Liz Thatcher | August 1, 2014 | Politics In a recent speech, President Obama chided American businesses for merging with international companies as a way to decrease their American tax burden. “I don’t care if it’s legal. It’s wrong,” he stated. The problem here, of course, is that when American corporations... Read More Liz Thatcher Liz Thatcher is a writer for Generation Opportunity, the Competitive Enterprise Institute and NewsBusters.
The (Actual) Economics of Labor Liz Thatcher | June 18, 2014 | Economics The city of Seattle recently made history by raising their minimum wage to a mandatory $15 an hour, the highest in the nation. It’s an idea that has been floating around for a while, and last summer many went on strike for that very thing. Now, it is a reality for the... Read More Liz Thatcher Liz Thatcher is a writer for Generation Opportunity, the Competitive Enterprise Institute and NewsBusters.
‘Workless’ in Seattle Kurt Jaros | June 9, 2014 | Economics Recently the city of Seattle passed a law that increases its minimum wage to $15/hour. According to Yahoo! Finance writer Kathy Cherpelis, “Seattle took a big step toward closing the income gap between the rich and the poor.” I disagree. Seattle’s $15 per hour... Read More Kurt Jaros Kurt Jaros is the Executive Director of Defenders Media.
Sometimes, Good Intentions Have Negative Consequences Liz Thatcher | March 18, 2014 | Poverty In his most recent book, Reverend Robert Sirico, president of the Acton Institute, argues that good intentions can sometimes have unintended consequences. When he was in seminary, Sirico and his classmates ran a soup kitchen in a low-income part of DC. In order to... Read More Liz Thatcher Liz Thatcher is a writer for Generation Opportunity, the Competitive Enterprise Institute and NewsBusters.
Minimum Wage: An Obstacle to Meaningful Work for the Most Vulnerable Nicholas Freiling | February 6, 2014 | Economics I work for a company that sells products and services manufactured and delivered by people with disabilities. We don’t employ such people directly, but we work every day on their behalf. As you can imagine, this is not always easy. In fact, sometimes it can seem like... Read More Nicholas Freiling Nick Freiling is Founder/Director of Haven Insights, a DC-based market research firm.
