Tag Archives: Low-Wage Workers

Economist’s View: Alan Krueger: The Minimum Wage: How Much is Too Much?

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Erik Schneider

Source:Economist’s View Good question, because how is a job where the employee bags groceries, rings up groceries, makes cheeseburgers, cleans up after people, takes orders from customers, worth. Not as much as the person who hires those people, or as … Continue reading →

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The New York Times: Gregory Mankiew- Help The Working Poor, But Share The Burden

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat Gregory Mankiew seems to be arguing in his New York Times column that the best way to help the working poor is to take from the economically successful that is the middle class and not the struggling … Continue reading →

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Associated Press: ‘Living on Minimum Wage: One Mother’s Story’

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Erik Schneider

Source:Associated Press– talking about living on the minimum wage. “Shaniqua Davis, a fast food worker in New York City, talks about the struggles she faces trying to raise a family on the federally mandated minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. … Continue reading →

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