By Kevin Mooney — Contrary to some of the key findings included within a new U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, unemployment is actually much worse among younger workers than older workers, according to recent congressional testimony. The GAO report recommends that lawmakers intervene on behalf of older Americans who have been out of work. Congress should offer temporary wages [...]
By Kevin Mooney — Louisiana school board candidates who favor vouchers and oppose tenure are expected to receive a boost from Gov. Bobby Jindal, who is up for re-election this fall, and a new political action committee. Jindal has been an ardent proponent of school choice initiatives, which puts him at odds with the teachers unions. All eight of the [...]
By Kevin Mooney — Younger workers who are concentrated in fast food restaurants and coffee shops could find themselves out of work in a few months, if union organization efforts continue to catch on nationally. Several Starbucks locations have already succumbed to the demands set by a highly aggressive, anti-capitalist outfit known as the Industrial Workers of the Word (IWW), [...]
By Kevin Mooney — What may be economically unsound is often politically expedient, which helps to explain why government agencies continue to mandate job-killing minimum wage laws. Self-described champions of the poor who advance these policies are rarely called out for their perfidy in the news media, which often sympathizes with intrusive public policy schemes. That’s why a front page [...]
By Adam Bitely – America’s youth have been hit hard by unemployment. In a recent New York Times column from Mickey Meece, one of the biggest causes of high unemployment amongst America’s youth is completely ignored. And that cause is the 41% government mandated increase in the nation’s minimum wage. The minimum wage increased from $5.15 an hour in 2007 [...]
By Adam Bitely – As we all know, America’s youth spends most of its time on the Internet. The nannies at the Federal Communication Commission believe that the Internet that we all enjoy is at stake of being unfairly dominated by greedy Internet Service Providers that would treat certain web content unfairly. The FCC has proposed to stop this regulation [...]
By Adam Bitely – The current national debt is $12,834,045,677,823.92. Each citizen of the United States’ share of that debt is $41,642.80. Who will pay for this debt? The only answer that seems plausible is future generations of Americans. In the old days, politicians often spoke of investing in America’s future. Now, the Obama administration borrows against that future. It [...]
By Adam Bitely – Almost every politician claims to be doing work to preserve and protect America’s future. They pretend they are protecting America’s youth. But what they are actually doing is harming the nation’s youth and jeopardizing the future of the nation. For instance, consider the minimum wage. Proponents on both sides of the aisle argue that low-skilled workers–which [...]
