The folks over at Think Progress have a post on the effects of increasing the minimum wage in the state of Illinois, too bad its bad for the country and its electorate, as William Niskanen of the Cato Institute made clear in a post in June of 2006:
The employment of the least-skilled members of the labor force—often new entrants—would be reduced.
The non-wage benefits and working conditions of those who keep their jobs at the higher wage would probably be reduced.
Most of those who keep their jobs at the higher wage would be secondary workers in non-poor families
If liberals aim to lift people up, this is not the way to do it.
Monday, November 27, 2006
Friday, November 17, 2006
Kemp-Roth 1981
Today marks the anniversary of a hallmark of conservative/libertarian thinking, reduction in the tax burden of the electorate. Here is an article from 2002 by excommunicated conservative Bruce Bartlett on the effects of Ronald Reagan's signature piece of legislation.
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
yes this is a quote from Ronald Reagan
"Our people look for a cause to believe in. Is it a third party we need, or is it a new and revitalized second party, raising a banner of no pale pastels, but bold colors, which make it unmistakably clear where we stand on all of the issues troubling the people?"
Ronald Reagan at the 1976 Republican National Convention. My next post will explore the renewed image of our 40th President.
Ronald Reagan at the 1976 Republican National Convention. My next post will explore the renewed image of our 40th President.
Monday, November 13, 2006
lonely
The Cato Institute, Reason.........What else do aspiring libertarians have to read these days that caters to their purist belief in the power of limited government? Well, here's hoping I can be lumped into these titans. The court of greg's opinion welcomes all tired, Bush drunk conservatives to join me in my fight to educate those afflicted with elitist liberalism.
Limited government, personal responsibility, foreign policy based on realism and above all....liberty from those who think they know better.
Limited government, personal responsibility, foreign policy based on realism and above all....liberty from those who think they know better.
Hurrah!
Tomorrow it will be the one week anniversary of the "drubbing." This makes me happy, not as a Democratic warrior, but one who hopes the gridlock will ensue. If George W. Bush has taught me anything, it's that government at any level is an utter failure. This election victory for the establishment Democrats proved that the electorate could no longer stand much more of today's Republicanism.
Why? Because three years later we are still trapped in the hell that is Iraq. By his own admission, this is not Bush's problem, just whoever is fortunate enough to occupy his seat in January 2009. The Democrats see their victory as an affirmation of liberalism. It is not. It is an affirmation of the American electoral system. Soon America will grow tired to the party of Pelosi. Then the cycle continues.
Why? Because three years later we are still trapped in the hell that is Iraq. By his own admission, this is not Bush's problem, just whoever is fortunate enough to occupy his seat in January 2009. The Democrats see their victory as an affirmation of liberalism. It is not. It is an affirmation of the American electoral system. Soon America will grow tired to the party of Pelosi. Then the cycle continues.