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June 20, 2004
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Waning Interest in Minimum Wage Is it time to consider another hike in America's minimum wage?   |
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October 2006
Chris Penttila |
Raising the Minimum Wage Will a higher minimum wage hurt entrepreneurs? Many say no. |
Job Journal
February 5, 2006
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Link Minimum Wage to CPI Count Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger among those who favor raising the minimum wage. But should our lowest wages be tied to the cost of living? |
BusinessWeek
November 27, 2006
Peter Coy |
More Ammo For A Higher Minimum New research says a ripple effect would hike the pay of a lot of family bread winners. |
Fast Company
David Lumb |
Seattle Takes Its First Step To A $15 Minimum Wage The city will continue to raise the minimum wage until all workers in the city earn $15 per hour on January 1, 2017 -- which will be more than twice the current federal U.S. minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. |
HBS Working Knowledge
September 8, 2009
Martha Lagace |
The Height Tax, and Other New Ways to Think about Taxation Most people view taxes as a burden rather than as a rich topic of study and an immensely powerful policy tool. |
Entrepreneur
October 2001
C.J. Prince |
Pay Up When the minimum wage rises, will small businesses get the downside? |
BusinessWeek
November 29, 2004
Aaron Bernstein |
Minimum Wage: The States Get It Since Congress won't raise hourly pay, local lawmakers are taking the lead. |
Job Journal
January 25, 2004
Michael Kinsman |
The Minimum-Wage Dilemma Small businesses question the city of San Francisco's $8.50-an-hour minimum wage. |
BusinessWeek
May 31, 2004
Michelle Conlin |
How to Lift the Working Poor The Russell Sage Foundation says boosting tax credits and the minimum wage combined with education will help the working poor in the U.S. |
Reason
November 2005
Kerry Howley |
Data: Whose Living Wage? A study by a nonpartisan think tank, suggests that while living wage laws in America do tend to reduce overall poverty, they hurt those who can least afford it. |
BusinessWeek
February 19, 2007
Max B. Sawicky |
Minimum Wage, Maximum Pork Tax breaks could just as easily benefit business owners not affected by the minimum wage increase. |
The Motley Fool
June 24, 2009
Chuck Saletta |
A Retirement Plan That's Guaranteed to Fail Even if it survives until the time you need it, Social Security won't pay you much. |
IndustryWeek
June 1, 2006
Michael K. Evans |
Evans On The Economy -- More Immigrants The economic arguments are compelling for the United States to welcome immigrants, provided they become citizens. |
Inc.
October 2004
Jess McCuan |
Minimum Wage Hikes Eyed Nationwide New York may soon become the 13th state to raise its minimum wage above the federal level of $5.15 an hour. |
HBS Working Knowledge
April 15, 2015 |
Why Americans Voted for an Income Tax Matthew Weinzierl looks at the justifications for the United States income tax and whether it is an unfair burden or fair payment for services rendered. |
Reason
February 2004
Tim Cavanaugh |
Sins of Wages: Living wages, killing restaurants San Francisco recently upped its minimum wage to $8.50 an hour, a hike that includes waitresses' and waiters' pay. Restaurateurs, who have until February to comply with the new law, are already discussing plans to cut back benefits and freeze hiring to offset the new expense. |
HBS Working Knowledge
May 7, 2014
James Heskett |
How Should Wealth Be Redistributed? Has wealth disparity become such a burden on society that democracy is threatened? The polarizing work of Thomas Piketty is considered and opens the floor for debate. |
Job Journal
February 4, 2007
Bob Rosner |
Working Wounded: 2007 -- a Turnaround Year Predictions of an improving climate for workers and job-seekers. |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 4, 2015
James Heskett |
Can a Laissez-Faire Approach Fix Labor Market Inequality? Walmart's recent action to raise wages and offer new career advancement opportunities cheer advocates who believe market forces, not government intervention, offer the best ways to address unhealthy levels of wage disparity. |
HBS Working Knowledge
September 24, 2012
Martha Lagace |
Why Do We Tax? There is a mismatch between what many scholars assume is the purpose of taxes and what most people believe for themselves. |
BusinessWeek
February 14, 2005
Glenn Hubbard |
Social Security: Pick the Best Part of Every Plan The real question should be how to design a Social Security system that builds on the program's success in lifting seniors out of poverty while helping all Americans prepare for retirement. One idea: A guaranteed minimum benefit for low-income seniors. |
BusinessWeek
July 9, 2007
James Sherk |
An Upside To Inequality? Policymakers must search for ways to expand the number of jobs that can base pay on performance and allow more workers to share in the gains. |
BusinessWeek
February 12, 2007
Maria Bartiromo |
The Good News Economy Al Hubbard, director of the National Economic Council and one of the President's top advisers talks about the U.S. economy. |
Job Journal
July 2, 2006
Bob Rosner |
Working Wounded: Before Starting a New Job How to prepare for starting that new job. |
BusinessWeek
May 30, 2005
Aaron Bernstein |
Why The Greenspan Fix Didn't Work Slower-than-expected wage growth and soaring inequality have wreaked havoc with Social Security. |
Finance & Development
September 2011 |
More or Less Income inequality has risen over the past quarter-century instead of falling as expected. |
Salon.com
September 20, 2000
David Moberg |
Everything you know about the new economy is wrong In California, birthplace of the high-tech boom, the wage gap is growing, setting yet another national trend... |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
You May Owe More Money Soon Watch out -- credit card minimum payments are on the rise. |
Finance & Development
September 2010
Rodney Ramcharan |
Inequality Is Untenable If policymakers neglect income distribution, the consequences for individuals and society can be grave. |
ifeminists
September 22, 2004
Wendy McElroy |
Wage Gap Reflects Women's Priorities The disparity in wages has nothing to do with discrimination against women. It reflects the preferences of women themselves. |
BusinessWeek
October 21, 2010
Drake Bennett |
Commentary: The Inequality Delusion Americans think the U.S. has far more income equality than it has. They want it to be even fairer. Yet they hate the policies that would make it so. |
Reason
July 2004
Julian Sanchez |
Flat-Tax Perspective Without reform, the relative tax burden borne by the American middle class could soon get heavier still thanks to the Alternative Minimum Tax. |
BusinessWeek
January 24, 2005 |
John Snow: "Let's Get It Fixed Forever" The Treasury Secretary lays out the Administration's reasons for pushing private investment accounts for Social Security. |
Fast Company
Lydia Dishman |
New Rules For Overtime Pay: Blessing Or Curse For Business? President Obama announced this morning that the Department of Labor will propose to raise the salary threshold below which workers must receive overtime pay to $50,440 in 2016. |
Entrepreneur
September 2007
Jane Easter Bahls |
Fair Pay Think interns mean free labor? Think again. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Social Security Reform? Wait Until Next Year If history is any guide, politicians will decide it is safer to put off until tomorrow what they could do today, especially with such a hot issue. In addition, the war on terrorism continues to occupy much of Washington's attention... |
Job Journal
September 22, 2013 |
Jobwire Silicon Valley boosts state's job growth... Minimum wage on the way up... Target will hire about 70,000 seasonal workers for the holidays... |
Finance & Development
September 2011 |
Unequal = Indebted Higher income inequality in developed countries is associated with higher domestic and foreign indebtedness. |
The Motley Fool
November 4, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
You Don't Need Much to Start Foiled by mutual funds' minimum investments? You may have better options. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2006
Anthony Annett |
Reform in Europe: What Went Right? Successful economic and social reformers can offer valuable lessons for the rest of the EU. |
The Motley Fool
April 24, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Labor Ready Is Ready for Action The temp agency surprises even itself, but investors should watch out for wage increases. |
Entrepreneur
August 2007
Sara Wilson |
Boiling Point? The restaurant industry is feeling the heat. Restaurateurs will soon have to contend with commercial rent increases, minimum wage hikes, and rising food costs. |
Finance & Development
September 2011
Berg & Ostry |
Equality and Efficiency Is there a trade-off between the two or do they go hand in hand? |
BusinessWeek
May 31, 2004
Michelle Conlin |
At Costco, "Good Jobs and Good Wages" Costco CEO disputes Wal-Mart's low-pay model and says in the long run, "it doesn't pay the right dividends." |
BusinessWeek
October 14, 2010
Dexter Roberts |
Leaping Forward, China May Grow More Slowly The 12th Five-Year Plan will stress a better safety net for the masses. |
Reason
June 2009
Brink Lindsey |
Nostalgianomics The rise in income inequality does raise issues of legitimate public concern. But the caricature of postwar history put forward by purveyors of nostalgianomics won't lead us anywhere. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Avoid a Lifetime of Debt Credit card debt can be like quicksand -- but you can dig yourself out. |
InternetNews
January 5, 2007
Paul Shread |
Motorola, Jobs Report Hit Stocks A warning from Motorola and stronger than expected employment and wage growth had stocks on the defensive Friday... The broader market got hit on much stronger than expected job and wage growth... Nvidia shed on a downgrade... etc. |
HBS Working Knowledge
February 17, 2015
Michael Blanding |
HBS Cases:The Battle for San Francisco In San Francisco, tech companies are hoping to make the world a better place -- but the fabric of the city is changing in the process. Technology workers may be threatening the very culture that they came to celebrate. |
