Those working-at-the-car-wash blues.
Posted on July 24, 2008 - Filed Under Economics, Minimum Wage | You Tell Me (Comment)
At midnight Wednesday, base labor in America became worth 70 cents per hour more than it had been just one minute before. Just like that, an employee making $5.85 an hour began making $6.55 an hour, the new federal minimum wage. That’s an increase of twelve percent.
Wow! Isn’t that great? If you have employees earning […]
The good that comes from failure.
Posted on April 10, 2008 - Filed Under Economics, Society | 3 Comments
Click here to listen to the broadcast of You Tell Me on Newstalk 600 KTBB, Friday, April 11, 2008.
A few weeks ago, I took my second grade daughter to school. When she got there, she realized that she had left her homework on the table just inside the entryway to our home. Her teacher is […]
Relief for high gas prices lies in high gas prices.
Posted on March 13, 2008 - Filed Under Economics, Gasoline Prices, Government | 10 Comments
Cash for Gas
Listen to the broadcast of You Tell Me on Newstalk 600 KTBB, Friday, March 14, 2008.
This radio station has a hard time going more than 15 minutes without running a story or saying something about the price of gasoline. That’s not without justification. The price is high, getting higher and one can’t help […]
