Labor Regulation in Social Democratic America

I think that the US should move in a more social democratic direction, emulating the successful Nordic welfare states. This is the first part of a series of posts that I will be writing to explain how I’d build the welfare state in an ideal social…

America is at a Turning Point — How a Basic Income Guarantee and Free Market Capitalism Can Create a Great Society

Usually when the topic of a basic income guarantee is brought up it’s met by opposition that it cost too much, people shouldn’t be…

Does raising minimum wage take away jobs from people who need it?

Yes, it does take job away from people who need it in our economy today. This is because if people see a job pays more and they can make a living off of it, the job becomes popular. This takes jobs away from college students and teenagers who are trying to…

Restaurants should be responsible for their employees’ entire compensation

Servers should not be receiving the majority of their wage via tipping. As a server, it makes no sense to have to rely on a stranger’s generosity and awareness of American tipping culture in order to…

The Minimum Wage Mentality and How to Fix It

A major hot topic that has come to rise in the last few months is the issue of minimum wage. This issue has been vigorously discussed not only by lawmakers, but by all of the Presidential hopefuls in order to gain some ground with the middle class. Recently, both California and…