By Arthur Alpert How do I love thee, oh minimum wage debate? Let me count the ways. Well, no, let me enumerate, instead, just two reasons for my passion. First, minimum wage disputes are, at bottom, about distribution of power in the hierarchy. And understanding that the world is vertical (authoritarian), not horizontal (democratic) underlies [...]
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Minimum Wage Update: Comforting the Comfortable
February 25th, 2013 · 1 Comment · economy, journalism, labor, NM Legislature
Tags:Arthur Alpert·Dan McKay·Deborah Baker·Employment Policies Institute·Micahel Saltsman·minimum wage·National Federation of Independent Business·Samuel Bowles
Another Case of Selective Scrutiny
July 16th, 2012 · No Comments · economy, financial coverage, journalism, tax policy
By Arthur Alpert I get lots of information from the Albuquerque Journal’s daily business page and Business Outlook, as well as an occasional smile. Mostly, I learn from the beat reporters what Albuquerque and New Mexico businesses are doing and how businessmen view the economy and their markets. There are also items on job moves, [...]
Tags:Arthur Alpert·Crossroads GPS·Karl Rove·Minda McGonagle·National Federation of Independent Business·NFIB·Wall Street Journal·Washington Post
