Monthly Archives: March 2014

Pelosi vs. Boehner on the Minimum Wage?

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Ron Unz - 1637 Words

Republished from The Unz Review House Speaker John Boehner, the highest ranking Republican in America, has famously declared that he’d rather commit suicide than pass a minimum wage increase.  Meanwhile, California’s own Nancy Pelosi, his opposite number, is a strong supporter … Continue reading →

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Banquo’s Ghost as a Minimum Wage Initiative

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Ron Unz - 657 Words

Republished from The Unz Review In all respects except one, the last week couldn’t have been better for my California initiative to raise the state minimum wage to $12 per hour, the highest in the America. NPR broadcast a remarkably long … Continue reading →

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Understanding the CBO Analysis of a Minimum Wage Hike

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Ron Unz - 1643 Words

Republished from The Unz Review Three weeks ago the powerful political momentum favoring a large minimum wage hike received a major setback as the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its report indicating that the Democratic goal of raising the minimum wage to … Continue reading →

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A Moderate Democratic Billionaire and a Moderate Republican Billionaire

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Ron Unz - 713 Words

Republished from The Unz Review An important story ran Saturday ran in the Los Angeles Times: Bid to hike L.A. minimum wage gets pair of powerful backers As the L.A. City Council examines the ‘living wage’ issue, philanthropist Eli Broad and … Continue reading →

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