At 1PM on Monday, February 22, 2021, the U.S. House will present the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hopes to have a vote in the U.S. House by the close of next week. The… Read More ›
Minimum Wage
Florida voters choose to raise state’s minimum wage
Although it is likely to see a court challenge, Florida’s Amendment 2, which would raise the state’s minimum wage to $15, has squeaked past the 60 percent threshold to be included in the state’s constitution. As of this morning, unofficial… Read More ›
Florida Libertarians put out their 2020 voter guide on Florida amendments
The Libertarian Party of Florida has issued its 2020 voter guide for Florida voters. The party weighed in on how voters should vote on the six proposed amendments that will appear on the ballot for Florida voters. The Palm Beach… Read More ›
Florida Amendment 2: Minimum wage on the ballot for Florida voters in 2020
One constant that is proven is that the extra cost will be paid by customers. So, how many workers’ hours are reduced or how many become unemployed because of Amendment 2 passing is an unknown; however, additional costs will be transferred to customers at the retail level, eating at restaurants, etc.
Restaurant Chain Announces Bankruptcy, Says Minimum Wage Hikes to Blame
Restaurants Unlimited, a Seattle-based chain with restaurant locations in 47 US cities, announced on Sunday it was seeking Chapter 11 protection, citing “progressive” wage laws. The company, which has operated since the Lyndon Johnson Administration, said rising labor costs—part of… Read More ›
Minimum wage proven a disaster in Seattle
The Seattle Minimum Wage Study, a study supported and funded in part by the Seattle city government, is out with a new NBER paper evaluating Seattle’s minimum wage increase to $13 an hour and it finds significant disemployment effects that… Read More ›
Libertarians speak love, welfare, drugs and the Democratic National Convention
Alexandria, VA — Libertarian Party Chair Nicholas Sarwark released the following statement yesterday, July 26, 2016: Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, Bernie Sanders, and other speakers at the Democratic National Convention are espousing the virtue of love and the need to… Read More ›
Are Colorado voters going to vote for a $12 minimum wage?
According to the Denver Post, Initiative 101’s campaign, the $12 an hour minimum wage hike ballot proposal, expects to deliver 200,000 petition signatures to the secretary of state’s office Monday. No doubt such proposals are politically popular. But the overwhelming body of… Read More ›
Libertarian Party response to Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address – 2015
“Good evening. I’m Arvin Vohra, vice chair of the Libertarian National Committee. Mr. President, in your State of the Union address, you propose to make Big Government even bigger. You propose pouring more taxpayer dollars into another federal education program,… Read More ›
Minimum wage bill dies in U.S. Senate today
Today, April 30, 2014, the U.S. Senate voted down a bill which would have required companies to pay a minimum of $10.10 per hour to their employees from the current $7.25 per hour. The Democratic bill needed 60 votes to… Read More ›
