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Clear and Present Dangers 6: Government Makes Matters Worse
In my latest reading of Clear and Present Dangers: A Conservative View of American Government (copyright 1975), M. Stanton Evans argues essentially that government intervention makes problems worse. According to Evans, increasing the minimum wage discourages businesses from hiring African-American … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Political Philosophy, Politics, Regulation, School
Tagged 1978 Airline Deregulation Act, Civil Aeronautics Board, Clear and Present Dangers, Federal Aviation Authority, M. Stanton Evans, minimum wage
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Robert Reich’s I’ll Be Short 2: Solutions and Counter-productive Consequences
In my latest reading of I’ll Be Short: Essentials for a Decent Working Society, Robert Reich essentially addresses the issue of whether doing the right thing would have counter-productive consequences for businesses and workers. You hear from a number of … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Political Philosophy, Politics
Tagged conservatives, Earned Income Tax Credit, Family and Medical Leave, Federal Reserve, I'll Be Short, Left, Manufacturing, minimum wage, rick santorum, Robert Reich, unions, welfare, welfare reform
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Robert Reich’s I’ll Be Short 1
I started Robert Reich’s 2002 book, I’ll Be Short: Essentials for a Decent Working Society. This book was published in the year that Reich was running for Governor of Massachusetts, as a Democrat. But Reich did not gain the Democratic … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Political Philosophy, Politics
Tagged disparities of wealth, Locked in the Cabinet, minimum wage, Robert Reich, unions
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