I think I'm wealthy. I make a good living for what I do. Well, it depends. If I'm doing an independent film… — Eric Stoltz Copy Share Image
The minimum wage law very cleverly is misnamed. The real minimum wage is zero. That is what many inexperienced and low skilled… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Free market economists frequently see minimum wage legislation as mere political intervention. However, there are decent economic theories which show that, under… — Ha-Joon Chang Copy Share Image
If we just let our vision of the world go forth, and we embrace it entirely, and we don't try to piece… — Richard Perle Copy Share Image
They do believe that if we do not wage this war against terror in places like Baghdad and Kabul, we are more… — Ed Gillespie Copy Share Image
The concept of minimum wage is crazy, if you really stop to think about it. If $8 an hour seems right, why… — Malcolm Wallop Copy Share Image
“That left Jeb to work for whatever the bosses offered under the National Right to Work Act--the minimum wage having been abolished--enough… — Karl Taro Greenfeld Copy Share Image
The national minimum wage has not been increased in 9 years. By year's end, 21 States across America will have a minimum… — Sherwood Boehlert Copy Share Image
Some Western demographers have posited, due to the female shortage created by the one-child policy, that China will be forced to field… — Thomas P.M. Barnett Copy Share Image
Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 will benefit about 28 million workers across the country. And it will help businesses, too -… — Thomas Perez Copy Share Image
If you and your skills are a complement to the computer, your wage and labor market prospects are likely to be cheery.… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
Going to a movie is a two-hour experience; at $7.50 for a ticket, you are valuing your time at far less than… — Gene Siskel Copy Share Image
For food service industry and retail, I'm for the minimum wage being increased to at least $12. Not for manufacturing. Software and… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
How much is an hour of your time worth? It's worth whatever wage you would get if you spent that hour working.… — Emily Oster Copy Share Image
My mom worked at McDonald's, and she decided she wanted to make more money, so she got into the management program at… — Raul Labrador Copy Share Image
Raising minimum wage doesn't just benefit the workers behind me, it creates a proven ripple effect that increases wages all the way… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
When I was a student at Princeton University, I was working part time in a grocery store. I saw an ad for… — John Katzman Copy Share Image
President Obama believes that income inequality is one of the most pressing matters facing the nation. If we are going to be… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Minimum wage laws appear to give low-income workers something for nothing—and appearances are what count in politics. Realities can be left to… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Most arguments for instituting or raising a minimum wage are based on fairness and redistribution. Even if workers are getting a competitive… — Christina Romer Copy Share Image
I'm fighting to make childcare more affordable for working parents so they can continue working and advancing their careers, closing wage gaps… — Kirsten Gillibrand Copy Share Image
Thousands of Ohio families are going deeper and deeper in debt just trying to pay their heating bills, fill prescriptions, and buy… — Sherrod Brown Copy Share Image
Obama's gonna play Santa Claus with the minimum wage. He's got no successes to brag about. He cannot talk about a robust… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
I want to create an economy where minimum wage is a very brief stepping stone to higher-paying jobs so people can realize… — Thom Tillis Copy Share Image
Barack Obama and Kay Hagan think that the minimum wage needs to be the same in the mountains of North Carolina and… — Thom Tillis Copy Share Image
Just as there is a wage gap between men and women in the workplace, there is a 'leisure gap' between them at… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
When you raise the price of employment, guess what happens? You get less of it. Why do we want to make it… — John Boehner Copy Share Image
There are few things more dangerous in a democracy than allowing a President to wage secret wars without the knowledge of the… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
The real tragedy of minimum wage laws is that they are supported by well-meaning groups who want to reduce poverty. But the… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
“hat are the effects of increasing minimum wages?” asks Paul Krugman. “Any Econ 101 student can tell you the answer: The higher… — Don Watkins Copy Share Image
The minimum wage has not kept pace with rising costs. This legislation is overdue and will help families that are struggling in… — Jerry Brown Copy Share Image
Women often come up not knowing how to make decisions. We get wishy-washy. We become great wage earners - breadwinners - but… — Jackee Harry Copy Share Image
The high wage begins down in the shop. If it is not created there it cannot get into pay envelopes. There will… — Henry Ford Copy Share Image
I pay low wages. I can take advantage of that. We're going to be successful, but the basis is a very low-wage,… — Sam Walton Copy Share Image
The minimum wage is the black teenage unemployment act. It is the guaranteed way of holding the poor, the minorities and the… — Arthur Laffer Copy Share Image
Those of us in the Congress must confront and overcome Republican intransigence to increasing the minimum wage, extending unemployment insurance and protecting… — Charles B. Rangel Copy Share Image
The minimum wage in Denmark is about twice that of the United States, and people who are totally out of the labor… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
The wage of a people has meaning only when it arises from production. Every increase in production should benefit the whole people… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
The one thing you can ask, I think, is that actors get paid a living wage. I would like it if all… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
When we talk about the minimum wage, we have to ask ourselves what it is that we owe both our workers and… — Dalton McGuinty Copy Share Image
