Will Indiana choose right-to-work?

By: Frederick (Diary)  |  December 29th at 12:43 AM  | 

Indiana Republicans want to make the state a right-to-work state. Instead of being required to pay dues to the unions there, employees would instead have the right to refuse union membership and keep their money. Bills filed in the Indiana House that would ban workers from being required to pay union dues could spark a debate so divisive that Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels wants to | Read More »

Control is the Disease, Minimum Wage the Symptom, Freedom the Cure

By: Frederick (Diary)  |  May 15th at 10:15 PM  | 

Few probably took note of this article by Diana Furchtgott-Roth.  It is worth the read. President Obama did promise to raise the minimum wage during his campaign.  His reading the article is doubtful.  This is unfortunate, since Ms. Furchgott-Roth is an expert in labor economics, and her point is valid not just for American Samoa, but for America as a whole. In 2007, Congress voted | Read More »