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The Minimum Wage Debate

In recent years, we've engaged in a contentious debate over minimum wage which has gone from deliberative discussions based on facts to the dreaded politically correct. This is further aggravated by the bully pulpit approach of the federal government trumpeting a message as...
Posted On Jun 25 1999 00:00
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Fallacy of the American Dream

We've heard tons of niceties about high federally mandated minimum wage that is supposed to enable every American or US Citizen between here and the eastern seaboard to live the "American Dream". Such dream entails a chicken in every pot, two luxury cars in the garage, savings...
Posted On Jun 25 1999 00:00
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Public education: the ultimate welfare state

Education. You hear about it all of the time: from people on television, from columnists in newspapers, from radio broadcasters, from your parents and teachers. It seems that everywhere we turn, we are constantly bombarded by the importance of securing a proper education.
Posted On Jun 25 1999 00:00
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$1 million an hour? I quit!

This from the UPI: "A new Milken Institute study says the nation's economy must create 2.6 million or 6 percent more low- skilled jobs in order to successfully move welfare recipients off public aid and into full-time work."
Posted On Jun 25 1999 00:00
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