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Minimum Wage

5 analyses

Business

Is Universal Basic Income Inevitable?

UBI is moving from theory to live policy debate. Here is what drives the interest, what pilot evidence suggests, and why cost and design choices determine feasibility.

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Alternative Energy

Automation Giveth and Taketh Away

A boon to industry is a potential burden to society. Here the gains in output, cost and safety that automation brings are weighed against job losses and wider income inequality for workers.

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Economics

The Case for a Nationwide Indexed Minimum Wage

The federal minimum wage has barely moved in real terms while the cost of living and worker productivity have surged. Indexing the minimum wage to economic fundamentals offers a more stable, evidence‑based path forward

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