All of the candidates still seeking the Democratic presidential nomination have at one time or the other advocated doubling the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Recently billionaire businessman Tom Steyer upped the ante in his vote buying scheme by calling for tripling the minimum wage to $22 an hour. As The Wall Street Journal editorialists point out, this is not a … [Read more...]
House $15 Minimum Wage Bill Would Kill Jobs
The House this past week passed a bill that would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 and phase out the sub-minimum wage currently allowed for tip earners. The vote was 231-199, largely along party lines. While all three of Nevada’s Democratic representatives put out statements bragging about voting for the Raise the Wage Act and citing how many people … [Read more...]
Minimum wage hike proposal would have opposite effect of its intention
Be careful what you ask for, because you just might get it — good and hard. A group of altruistic, benevolent and well-meaning Nevadans calling themselves the Committee to Raise the Minimum Wage in Nevada has filed a petition with the Nevada Secretary of State’s office that — if it garners enough signatures to be placed on the 2016 ballot and then enough votes at the polls — … [Read more...]