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  • The Minimum-Wage Grinch Stole Christmas Jobs

    December 2010 ·  Michael Saltsman ·  Charleston Daily Mail

    You might have the best kids in the world – the kind that get straight A’s and do their chores. But they were more likely to get a lump of coal than find a job this holiday season. Winter break has always been a great opportunity for teens to make a few extra bucks during their time off from school. But job-searching teens who had a blue…
  • Higher Minimum Wage Costs Teens Holiday Season Jobs

    December 2010 ·  Michael Saltsman ·  Union Leader

    YOU MIGHT have the best kids in the world – the kind that get straight A’s and do their chores. But they’re more likely to get a lump of coal than find a job this holiday season. Winter break has always been a great opportunity for teens to make a few extra bucks during their time off from school. But job-searching teens that had a blue Christmas…
  • High Minimum Wage Means High Teen Unemployment

    December 2010 ·  Michael Saltsman ·  San Jose Mercury News

    It was a pretty miserable summer for California teenagers, and not just because of having to drive annoying younger siblings around. The real problem was a sky-high unemployment rate that deprived teens of the chance to earn some spending money and, more important, kept them from learning essential life skills. Now the holidays are upon us, and the teen employment crisis remains. Teens looking for some extra…
  • Teens Will Have A Hard Time Finding Jobs This Holiday Season

    November 2010 ·  Michael Saltsman ·  Birmingham News

    You might have the best kids in the world — the kind who get straight A’s and do their chores. But they’re more likely to get a lump of coal than find a job this holiday season. Winter break has always been a great opportunity for teens to make a few extra bucks during their time off from school. But job-searching teens who had a blue Christmas…
  • The ‘Living Wage’ Lie

    November 2010 ·  Michael Saltsman ·  New York Post

    There is broad agreement among economists that raising the minimum wage forces businesses to cut jobs and roll back the hours of their low-skilled workforce. Only a handful of studies suggest otherwise — but politicians and activists who support a “living wage” mandate in New York City are sure to promote such research as the final word in the debate. Noted labor economists David Neumark and William…
  • Can Ohioans Afford A Lousy 10 Cents?

    November 2010 ·  Rick Berman ·  Chillicothe Gazette

    Back in 1996 when President Clinton was pushing for an increase in the federal minimum wage, his chief of staff Leon Panetta went on “This Week” with David Brinkley and complained that “we’re talking about a lousy 90 cents.” One can only imagine how Panetta would respond to criticisms of Ohio’s plan to increase its minimum wage by a dime. It’s just a lousy 10 cent increase!…