tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post3049258500864603995..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: 2 Republican Candidates Join the Call for a Higher Minimum WageRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-55341467007443696612015-09-19T11:17:57.245-04:002015-09-19T11:17:57.245-04:00Why not? Because some people (such as interns) wou...Why not? Because some people (such as interns) would work for no monetary compensation. The seek other benefits: experience, references, résumé enhancement, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-79749823669122290752015-09-18T17:12:13.569-04:002015-09-18T17:12:13.569-04:00Ben is just padding his technocrat credentials.Ben is just padding his technocrat credentials.fbc3https://www.blogger.com/profile/08550941689091273568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-35054773538582250582015-09-18T12:28:51.837-04:002015-09-18T12:28:51.837-04:00"Rick Santorum is in favor of the typical job..."Rick Santorum is in favor of the typical jobs destroying, raise the minimum wage across the board, hike."<br /><br />This guy is still around?! I thought we ran him out with these:<br /><br />Rick Santorum On Small Government (spread far and wide)<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Gwwmm-cQxU<br /><br />Santorum - Republicans no longer the party of Goldwater and small government<br /Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-54662941863545425832015-09-18T12:05:36.522-04:002015-09-18T12:05:36.522-04:00The problem with Carson's idea is that a 16 ye...The problem with Carson's idea is that a 16 year old fast food cook will make MUCH less than a 28 year old fast food cook. Central planners can't and don't realize that there are costs and tradeoffs to every policy.Cosmo Kramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17504884455445140075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-4082562744406678332015-09-18T11:18:36.181-04:002015-09-18T11:18:36.181-04:00Well, like marriage and drugs, this minimum wage i...Well, like marriage and drugs, this minimum wage idea should be managed at the State level, for the same constitutional argument.<br />That way people should see clearly what real economists already know.<br />Why not a minimum wage of $0.01 per hour?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com