# minimum wage (blogs) — RSS Amplifier

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## [Who’s to blame for our bad manners? Another look at education](https://www.ibon.org/tl/whos-to-blame-for-our-bad-manners/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=whos-to-blame-for-our-bad-manners)

_2026-08-19 · Minerva Jane San Miguel · IBON Foundation_

Instead of addressing the education crisis, the Marcos Jr government is simply fixated on mass-producing a labor force tailored to the needs of the global market.

## [He Was Secretly Hand Washing His Shirts for Job Interviews. His Hotel Housekeeper Noticed.](https://planetpositive.substack.com/p/he-was-secretly-hand-washing-his)

_2026-08-18 · Shady · Planet Positive_

She pressed them. Left a note. He carried it in his wallet to every single interview until he got the job.

## [Filipinos can&#8217;t keep up with prices as wages lag and government help falls short](https://www.ibon.org/tl/pinoy-prices-wages-govt/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=pinoy-prices-wages-govt)

_2026-08-15 · IBON Foundation · IBON Foundation_

ANALYSIS Filipinos continue to struggle with the high cost of living as prices keep rising faster than what their incomes can keep up with.

## [Borrow, Borrow More, as of June 2026](https://www.ibon.org/tl/borrow-borrow-more-2606/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=borrow-borrow-more-2606)

_2026-08-15 · IBON Foundation · IBON Foundation_

## [Low Real Wages, More Expensive Food, as of July 2026](https://www.ibon.org/tl/prices-wages-2607/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=prices-wages-2607)

_2026-08-15 · IBON Foundation · IBON Foundation_

## [Minimum Wage and Family Living Wage Per Region, as of July 2026](https://www.ibon.org/tl/flw-regl-2607/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=flw-regl-2607)

_2026-08-15 · IBON Foundation · IBON Foundation_

## [National Family Living Wage, as of July 2026](https://www.ibon.org/tl/flw-natl-2607/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=flw-natl-2607)

_2026-08-15 · IBON Foundation · IBON Foundation_

## [The DSA Can Abolish Bills—It Can’t Abolish Costs](https://ryanbourne.substack.com/p/the-dsa-can-abolish-billsit-cant)

_2026-08-14 · Ryan Bourne · The War on Prices_

The Democratic Socialists of America’s (DSA) new platform promises a world without bills.

## [JD Vance’s Problem Is with Your Choices, Not GDP](https://ryanbourne.substack.com/p/jd-vances-problem-is-with-your-choices)

_2026-08-13 · Ryan Bourne · The War on Prices_

JD Vance’s book Communion devotes a chapter to arguing that policymakers have spent decades chasing GDP at the expense of his version of the greater good.

## [California's Minimum Wage Hike](https://jeffreymiron.substack.com/p/californias-minimum-wage-hike)

_2026-08-13 · Jeffrey Miron · Libertarian Land_

Firms respond to minimum wage hikes in multiple ways.

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_2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_

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## [JD Vance’s Feared ‘Cult of Growth’ Has Never Run America](https://ryanbourne.substack.com/p/jd-vances-feared-cult-of-growth-has)

_2026-08-12 · Ryan Bourne · The War on Prices_

JD Vance’s new book, Communion, includes a chapter railing against economists.

## [Pax Silica: Whose industrialization is it anyway?](https://www.ibon.org/tl/pax-silica-whose-industrialization-is-it-anyway/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=pax-silica-whose-industrialization-is-it-anyway)

_2026-08-12 · Sonny Africa · IBON Foundation_

The shiny cutting edge high-tech Pax Silica may indeed be different this time. Unfortunately, the way things are going, it will be different in the sense of a new level of dependence and making real Filipino industrialization even harder.

## [They Thought She Wanted to Be Alone. They Were Wrong in the Most Heartbreaking Way.](https://planetpositive.substack.com/p/they-thought-she-wanted-to-be-alone)

_2026-08-11 · Shady · Planet Positive_

Two years of saying no. Not because she didn't want to come. Because she was too tired of letting people down.

## [Medicare is Socialist, and it costs too much](https://dwmackenzie.substack.com/p/medicare-is-socialist-and-it-costs)

_2026-08-11 · D.W. MacKenzie, PhD · On the Other Hand..._

The recent lurch to the left in Democratic primaries has raised the issue of extending Medicare to all Americans.

## [A vow to the pangi tree](https://www.ibon.org/tl/a-vow-to-the-pangi-tree/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=a-vow-to-the-pangi-tree)

_2026-08-10 · Minerva Jane San Miguel · IBON Foundation_

The pangi tree will bear fruit again and again, season after season, long after those who sought to silence the forest are gone.

## [Wealth Taxes in America?](https://ryanbourne.substack.com/p/wealth-taxes-in-america)

_2026-08-06 · Ryan Bourne · The War on Prices_

My Podcast with Adam Michel

## [Birthright Citizenship and Youth Crime](https://jeffreymiron.substack.com/p/birthright-citizenship-and-youth)

_2026-08-05 · Jeffrey Miron · Libertarian Land_

Evidence from Germany

## [His Employee Was Sneaking People In for Months. The Security Footage Told a Story Nobody Expected.](https://planetpositive.substack.com/p/his-employee-was-sneaking-people)

_2026-08-04 · Shady · Planet Positive_

An eighty year old couple. A side door. And a kid paying for their popcorn out of his own minimum wage check.

## [Does Milton Friedman's Economics need a Fix?](https://dwmackenzie.substack.com/p/does-milton-friedmans-economics-need)

_2026-08-01 · D.W. MacKenzie, PhD · On the Other Hand..._

Blair Fix claims that Milton Friedman was wrong about inflation.

## [That Economists' Statement About AI](https://ryanbourne.substack.com/p/that-economists-statement-about-ai)

_2026-07-30 · Ryan Bourne · The War on Prices_

My podcast with John Cochrane

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_2026-07-30 · **Sponsored**_

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## [The Adverse Effects of Zoning Restrictions](https://jeffreymiron.substack.com/p/the-adverse-effects-of-zoning-restrictions)

_2026-07-30 · Jeffrey Miron · Libertarian Land_

Evidence from Boston

## [Drug Prohibition and the Waterbed Effect](https://jeffreymiron.substack.com/p/drug-prohibition-and-the-waterbed)

_2026-07-29 · Jeffrey Miron · Libertarian Land_

A key rationale for drug prohibition is the belief that outlawing drugs makes them less available and more expensive, thereby shrinking consumption.

## [Apat na taon ni Marcos Jr: Ang Hindi Maikubling Krisis](https://www.ibon.org/tl/ibon-praymer-2026-hulyo/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ibon-praymer-2026-hulyo)

_2026-07-29 · IBON Foundation · IBON Foundation_

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## [They Reported Her for Hoarding Dogs. She Was Actually Running a Secret Operation Nobody Knew About.](https://planetpositive.substack.com/p/they-reported-her-for-hoarding-dogs)

_2026-07-28 · Shady · Planet Positive_

Sick elderly people were coming home after chemo to accidents and shame. A teenager decided that was not okay. So she fixed it. Quietly. Without telling anyone.

## [To Resolve the Smithsonian Controversy, End Government Support](https://jeffreymiron.substack.com/p/to-resolve-the-smithsonian-controversy)

_2026-07-28 · Jeffrey Miron · Libertarian Land_

President Trump has issued an executive order that requires the Smithsonian Institution to post

## [V.P. Vance's Baseless Attack on Milton Friedman.](https://dwmackenzie.substack.com/p/vp-vances-baseless-attack-on-milton)

_2026-07-27 · D.W. MacKenzie, PhD · On the Other Hand..._

V.P.

## [Ordinary Americans Aren’t Hipster Antitrusters](https://ryanbourne.substack.com/p/ordinary-americans-arent-hipster)

_2026-07-24 · Ryan Bourne · The War on Prices_

Evidence from a new working paper

## [Free Market Reforms Take Time to Pay Off](https://jeffreymiron.substack.com/p/free-market-reforms-take-time-to)

_2026-07-23 · Jeffrey Miron · Libertarian Land_

A recent analysis warns that evaluating the impact of free-market reforms too early can obscure their true effects.

## [The Virtues of Prediction Markets](https://ryanbourne.substack.com/p/the-virtues-of-prediction-markets)

_2026-07-23 · Ryan Bourne · The War on Prices_

My podcast with Robin Hanson

## [Decriminalization versus Legalization](https://jeffreymiron.substack.com/p/decriminalization-versus-legalization)

_2026-07-22 · Jeffrey Miron · Libertarian Land_

A new study argues that recent drug de-criminalizations in Oregon and Washington caused substantial increases in drug overdoses.

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_2026-07-22 · **Sponsored**_

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## [She Told Her Four Year Old The Truth About Death. What The Child Said Back Left Everyone Speechless.](https://planetpositive.substack.com/p/she-told-her-four-year-old-the-truth)

_2026-07-21 · Shady · Planet Positive_

A funeral director. Nineteen years of goodbyes. And a father who asked him to do something nobody had ever asked before.

## [The Macroeconomic Effects of Tariffs](https://jeffreymiron.substack.com/p/the-macroeconomic-effects-of-tariffs)

_2026-07-17 · Jeffrey Miron · Libertarian Land_

A recent study points out the dearth of historical research on the macroeconomic effects of tariffs, especially as a tool to analyze modern-day tariffs.

## [Childcare and Affordability Podcasts](https://ryanbourne.substack.com/p/childcare-and-affordability-podcasts)

_2026-07-16 · Ryan Bourne · The War on Prices_

On the Cato podcast this week, I spoke with Chelsea Follett about the economics of childcare: why it is expensive, what government policies drive prices higher, and a better way of improving affordability than lathering on government subsidies.

## [She Found 47 Calls to an Unknown Number on Her Daughter's Phone. What She Discovered Changed Everything.](https://planetpositive.substack.com/p/she-found-47-calls-to-an-unknown)

_2026-07-14 · Shady · Planet Positive_

A worried mother. A mysterious number. And a fifteen year old girl with a bigger heart than anyone knew.

## [Does Rent Control Redistribute from Poorer to Richer?](https://jeffreymiron.substack.com/p/does-rent-control-redistribute-from)

_2026-07-08 · Jeffrey Miron · Libertarian Land_

Rent control policies are gaining momentum on the campaign trail and in state houses. New research, though, confirms something economists have argued for a long time: rent control has serious adverse effects that undermine its rationale..

## [His Down Syndrome Never Stopped Him. One Manager Almost Did.](https://planetpositive.substack.com/p/his-down-syndrome-never-stopped-him)

_2026-07-07 · Shady · Planet Positive_

Sixteen years. Nine hundred signatures. And a community that refused to stay quiet.

## [The Incidence of the "Liberation Day" Tariffs](https://jeffreymiron.substack.com/p/the-incidence-of-the-liberation-day)

_2026-07-02 · Jeffrey Miron · Libertarian Land_

Reporters and economists alike spilled much ink predicting the impacts of Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs.

## [The Economics of Sector-Specific Minimum Wages](https://ryanbourne.substack.com/p/the-economics-of-sector-specific)

_2026-07-01 · Ryan Bourne · The War on Prices_

State and local governments are increasingly turning to sector-specific minimum wages.

## [She Lied to Her Neighbors Every Single Week. The Reason Will Wreck You.](https://planetpositive.substack.com/p/she-lied-to-her-neighbors-every-single)

_2026-06-30 · Shady · Planet Positive_

Groceries. Diapers. Gift cards. All lies. All love.

## [Murphy's Misconceived Minimum Wage Increase](https://dwmackenzie.substack.com/p/murphys-misconceived-minimum-wage)

_2026-06-29 · D.W. MacKenzie, PhD · On the Other Hand..._

One Senator's War on Reality

## [He Asked If He Was In Trouble For Eating. Her Answer Stopped Me Cold.](https://planetpositive.substack.com/p/he-asked-if-he-was-in-trouble-for)

_2026-06-23 · Shady · Planet Positive_

This school nurse has been breaking the rules for years. So has her principal. Neither of them care.

## [The Federal Government's Leaky Bucket](https://ryanbourne.substack.com/p/the-federal-governments-leaky-bucket)

_2026-06-23 · Ryan Bourne · The War on Prices_

A new Cato paper with Chris Edwards

## [Alan Greenspan, RIP](https://dwmackenzie.substack.com/p/alan-greenspan-rip)

_2026-06-22 · D.W. MacKenzie, PhD · On the Other Hand..._

Alan Greenspan passed earlier today, at the age of 100.

## [He saved 20 strangers. Lost everything doing it. Then did it again.](https://planetpositive.substack.com/p/he-saved-20-strangers-lost-everything)

_2026-06-16 · Shady · Planet Positive_

A swimmer. A sinking bus. And a kind of courage that has no explanation.

## [Jobs created (or lost) in the past month (or decade)](https://dwmackenzie.substack.com/p/jobs-created-or-lost-in-the-past)

_2026-06-08 · D.W. MacKenzie, PhD · On the Other Hand..._

Reactions to the latest jobs report focused on the unexpectedly large increase in total employment.

## [Did Fed Chair Powell Succeed or Fail?](https://dwmackenzie.substack.com/p/did-fed-chair-powell-succeed-or-fail)

_2026-05-19 · D.W. MacKenzie, PhD · On the Other Hand..._

Kevin Warsh has succeeded Jerome Powell as the Chair of the Federal Reserve Board.

## [The Economics of Billionaires](https://dwmackenzie.substack.com/p/the-economics-of-billionaires)

_2026-05-09 · D.W. MacKenzie, PhD · On the Other Hand..._

Is AOC Right or Wrong?

## [The April Jobs Report: a sign of Economic Transition?](https://dwmackenzie.substack.com/p/the-april-jobs-report-a-sign-of-economic)

_2026-05-08 · D.W. MacKenzie, PhD · On the Other Hand..._

Today's monthly BLS jobs report indicates that the US economy added 115,000 jobs, with the unemployment rate holding steady at 4.3 percent.

## [Will the Federal Budget SNAP?](https://dwmackenzie.substack.com/p/will-the-federal-budget-snap)

_2026-04-29 · D.W. MacKenzie, PhD · On the Other Hand..._

The Trump administration has nudged four million people off the Supplemental Nutrition-SNAP program.

## [Open AI strikes back: ChatGPT&#39;s new feature will end AI slop](http://blog.tyrannyofthemouse.com/2026/04/open-ai-strikes-back-chatgpts-new.html)

_2026-04-01 · Silas Barta · Setting Things Straight_

I have a source at OpenAI that leaked a major feature they're going to put out, that will make up the ground they're losing to Claude. Here's an early draft of the press release. \*\*\* OpenAI is rolling out a new feature with ChatGPT model 5.5 that provides special resistance to an ongoing issue with AI output: the telltale signs that the output is AI, which is a major turnoff and source of…