Do drug warriors really think parents matter?
“Parents Pivotal In Keeping Teens Away From Drugs Reveals New Data.” No, this is not a headline from the fake newspaper The Onion, but from a February press release from the geniuses at the federal Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).
What if…Amendment 42 passes?
Amendment 42 would make minimum wages a Constitutional requirement in Colorado. At present, Colorado’s minimum wages are established by Federal law. If Amendment 42 passes, Colorado’s minimum wage would increase to $6.85 on January 1, 2007. Each year thereafter, the minimum wage would automatically be adjusted for inflation. According to the Amendment language, the adjustment for inflation shall be “as measured by the Consumer Price Index used for Colorado.” According to the language, the Amendment 42 minimum wage must be “paid to employees who receive the state or federal minimum wage.” It also requires that “no more than $3.02 an hour in tip income may be used to offset the minimum wage for employees who regularly receive tips.”
Arizona Scholarships for Foster Care and Special Needs Students Under Attack
Read this news release from the Institute for Justice, on Arizona’s publicly funded scholarship programs.
Election Night 2006 And School Choice
Education Policy Director Pam Benigno and Education Policy Analyst Ben DeGrow discuss the effects on school choice and finance.
Election Night 2006 And Prison Spending
Run Time: 0:12:48 MP3 11/8/06 Justice Policy Initiative Director Mike Krause on how the Democrats and Governor-elect Bill Ritter will have to address sentencing reform and prison spending in order to offset additional funding for health care and K-12 education. Amy Oliver Justice Policy
Amendment 44: Is treating grown-ups like children really a sound drug policy?
The strategy of opponents to Amendment 44, which would re-legalize marijuana possession for adults in Colorado, goes something like this: In order to protect children from marijuana, we must also treat grown-ups like children.
Minimum wage laws violate morality and rights
While most economists agree that minimum wage laws cause unemployment and other economic ills, most ignore the more fundamental question: is a government-mandated minimum wage moral? Minimum wage laws are immoral because they violate the rights of both employers and employees to contract freely, and so can make criminals of decent, honest workers and employers.
