by Andrew Moran | May 30, 2018 | Economic Affairs News
Today, 80 million Americans over the age of 16 are paid an hourly wage, and just 700,000 of these workers earn the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. Despite most Americans earning market rates and many companies, including retail, boosting their starting...
by Andrew Moran | Apr 13, 2018 | Economic Affairs News, Narrated News
There is growing concern across the globe that automation will lead us to a dystopian future. With robots becoming ubiquitous in every aspect of our lives, the marketplace will be filled with cheap goods, but the consuming population can’t acquire them because they...
by Andrew Moran | Mar 15, 2018 | Economic Affairs News
For an Audio Version of this article click here: The minimum wage continues to be a contentious issue across the world’s largest economy. Since President Donald Trump is unsure what to do about the federal minimum wage, which has remained unchanged since 2009, many...
by Andrew Moran | Jan 24, 2018 | Economic Affairs News
It has indeed been a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad month for left-leaning activists in both the U.S. and Canada. On January 1, the province of Ontario raised the minimum wage to $14 per hour, and 18 American jurisdictions increased their own rates to as high...
by Andrew Moran | Jan 10, 2018 | Economic Affairs News
On January 1, Ontario raised the minimum wage from $11.60 per hour to $14 ($12.10 for servers). The debt-ridden province, led by a scandal-plagued Liberal Party, is set to hike the minimum wage to $15 next year. Despite warnings from businesses, trade associations,...