Ferguson Commission Misses the Mark on Unemployment
After weeks of deliberation, the Ferguson Commission released its report last week. The report contains a wide range of policy...
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St. Louis City: Discouraging Business?
St. Louis City recently voted to increase its minimum wage. With higher labor costs, an earnings tax, and a payroll...
A Good Idea from the Post-Dispatch
David Nicklaus’ latest column, “Tax credit would be better for workers than minimum wage hike,” is one well worth reading....
Saint Louis City Board of Aldermen Passes Saint Louis County Employment Act of 2015
The Saint Louis Board of Aldermen met yesterday to discuss a modified proposal that would have raised the city’s minimum...
The Idea That Would Not Die
Last month I talked with a restaurant owner who told me that a sizeable increase in Saint Louis’ minimum wage...
Incentivizing Unemployment
Automation is likely to become more and more prevalent as time goes on, and the fast-food industry is likely to be...
A Canary in the Coal Mine?
Among the primary reasons for opposition to increasing the minimum wage is that doing so will result in job losses....
The Lake Loves Local Subsidies
It seems you win some, you lose some. Just as soon as I was about to pop open a bottle...
Employers Need Help-and They’ll Pay Too
There’s been a lot said about this new minimum wage proposal in Saint Louis. However, there is an interesting topic that gets...
