Minimum Wage

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has ordered four airlines -- American, Delta, JetBLue and United -- at LaGuardia and Kennedy airports to raise wages by $1 an hour for workers making $9 or less per hour. (AP Photo/JetBlue)

4 airlines in NYC told to raise workers’ wages

January 30, 2014 5:00 am

Earning more money is something to be voluntarily negotiated between a worker and employer, not something granted by an all-powerful, benevolent government. (Thinkstock)

Columnists

Obama’s ‘Give America a Raise’ battle cry is misleading and disturbing

Philip Klein -

January 30, 2014 5:00 am

Washington State Democrats: ‘The Workplace Is a Rat Race’

Jeryl Bier -

January 29, 2014 1:18 pm

Beltway Confidential

What if voters liked Obama’s State of the Union agenda?

Byron York -

January 29, 2014 5:00 am

The middle class Ã¢â¬Åhas been taking it on the chin since before the recession,Ã¢â¬Ã¯Â¿Â½ said Obama at a suburban Lanham, Md. Costco store and called for lawmakers to raise the minimum wage. (AP Photo)

Economy

Obama: ‘Time to give America a raise’

Meghashyam Mali -

January 29, 2014 5:00 am

If President Obama's minimum wage increases are implemented, teenagers and entry-level workers of tomorrow will have a harder time finding work -- as will some others who might really need the money to afford staples like groceries. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Columnists

The minimum wage is rarely a household’s sole sustenance

David Freddoso -

January 29, 2014 5:00 am

Nowhere in our Constitution is there a clause that mandates government to act as an employer, a health care provider or a charity. (Thinkstock)

Op-Eds

Big government does too much, badly

Rep Linda Upmeyer -

January 28, 2014 5:00 am

Many government contractors work in highly technical fields, so an increase in the minimum wage doesn't apply to them. (Thinkstock)

Columnists

Obama’s minimum wage order is out of step with America

Diana Furchtgott-Roth -

January 28, 2014 5:00 am

President Obama's State of the Union speech is full of goodies.ÃÂ

Energy and Environment

Obama’s list: Over 40 goodies for supporters

Paul Bedard -

January 28, 2014 5:00 am

The White House has announced that President Obama will sign an executive order raising the minimum wage for workers employed through federal contracts. (Thinkstock)

Beltway Confidential

How many workers will be affected by Obama’s minimum wage executive order?

Philip Klein -

January 28, 2014 5:00 am

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Tag: Minimum Wage

4 airlines in NYC told to raise workers’ wages

Obama’s ‘Give America a Raise’ battle cry is misleading and disturbing

Washington State Democrats: ‘The Workplace Is a Rat Race’

What if voters liked Obama’s State of the Union agenda?

Obama: ‘Time to give America a raise’

The minimum wage is rarely a household’s sole sustenance

Big government does too much, badly

Obama’s minimum wage order is out of step with America

Obama’s list: Over 40 goodies for supporters

How many workers will be affected by Obama’s minimum wage executive order?

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