All posts tagged "wages"
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No, higher wages aren’t a ‘silver lining’ of inflation
A recent CNBC article highlights a common economic fallacy surrounding the concept of...
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The minimum wage myth that persists
Advocates of a higher minimum wage rarely appeal to scholarly research to bolster...
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Maine’s prevailing wage law is expensive and outdated
When Mainers pay their taxes, they fully expect their hard-earned dollars will be...
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CBO report shows $15 federal minimum wage would hurt US economy
A $15 federal minimum wage would wipe out 1.3 million low-income jobs and...
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Minimum Wage Advocates More Concerned with Soundbites than Responsible Public Policy
As The Maine Wire has repeatedly shown here, here and here, proponents of a...
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Maine Unions Pledge to Fight Right-to-Work Bills
On Thursday, hundreds of union supporters packed into the State House to stump...