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PUBLIC POLICY: Rising Income Inequality, the Minimum Wage, and the Median Voter Theorem By Prof. OREN LEVIN-WALDMAN
Rising income inequality is of course problematic because it symbolizes the dual nature of our economy and the shrinking middle class. It is also dangerous to democracy because it tilts the power balance in policy formulation towards the interests of the wealthy away from the poor and the middle class. What is often not talked about is the relationship between …
Public Policy Prof. Oren Levin Waldman and Military Sexual Trauma Legislation Advocate Michael Matthews on Westchester On the Level with Narog and Aris – February 5, 2014 @ 10 a.m.
Current News Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with WHYT Radio on BlogTalkRadio Professor Oren Levin-Waldman in the School for Public Affairs at Metropolitan College of New York and author of the just published Wage Policy, Income Distribution and Democratic Theory speaks to the issue of his most recent article: "Minimum Wage and the Tragedy of the Commons". The discussion is even more pertinent and propitious …
PUBLIC POLICY: Minimum Wage and the Tragedy of the Commons By Prof. OREN LEVIN-WALDMAN
In his State of the Union Address the President called for an increase in the minimum wage, and already those on the right are yelling about how harmful it would be for the economy in this period of slow growth. Shying away from the topic of income inequality, the President talked about opportunity ladders and how the minimum wage might …
Read The Westchester Guardian – February 6, 2014 Edition
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Prof. Oren Levin-Waldman and Peggy Godfrey on Westchester On the Level with Narog and Aris – Wednesday, January 22, 2014 @ 10 a.m.
Check Out News Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with WHYT Radio on BlogTalkRadio Since the beginning of the New Year, a couple of states have raised their minimum wages and President Obama plans to call for an increase to $10.10 an hour. Additionally, the Democratic Party plans to incorporate the minimum wage into its 2014 midterm election platform. Of course, the critics are …
PUBLIC POLICY: Minimum Wage Critics’ Hypocritical Obsession with Unemployment By Prof. OREN LEVIN-WALDMAN
Since the beginning of the New Year, a couple of states have raised their minimum wages and President Obama plans to call for an increase to $10.10 an hour. Additionally, the Democratic Party plans to incorporate the minimum wage into its 2014 midterm election platform. Of course, the critics are already out with the standard bromides that it will lead to lower employment, …
Prof. Oren Levin-Waldman Explains ‘Why Inequality Matters’ on Westchester On the Level with Narog and Aris – Wednesday, January 8, 2014 @ 10 a.m.
Discover News Internet Radio with WHYT Radio on BlogTalkRadio The concept of ‘Why Inequality Matters’ written by School for Public Affairs at Metropolitan College of New York Prof. Oren Levin-Waldman tests the concepts held dear by market purists who believe the free market place permits every individual to make their own choices and thereby ends up with more by making the right choice …
Read The Westchester Guardian – January 9, 2014 Edition
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PUBLIC POLICY: Why Inequality Matters By Prof. OREN LEVIN-WALDMAN
During the recent mayoral race in New York City, Mayor Elect DeBlasio made an issue out of income inequality. For market purists, this is no doubt a red herring used to justify redistribution. A free market where individuals enjoy equal opportunity means that they can make their own choices. As such, those who end up with more obviously made the …
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