Year after year voters affirm that the economy is the issue that matters most to them. One particularly contentious topic is the minimum wage. Liberals argue that it’s too low to lift full-time workers above the poverty line. Conservatives, however, point out that increasing the minimum wage would hurt more people than it would help, as companies lay off workers and raise prices in response to escalating costs. But would the benefits of higher wages outweigh the costs of increased … [Read more...]

Bernie Sanders announced in the first Democratic debate, “In my view, what we need to do is… make every public college and university in this country tuition free.” Sanders’s gusto, however, has been met with commensurate acrimony from Republican - and even some Democratic - lawmakers. Opponents argue that eliminating college tuition would allow more underprepared students to be admitted to college and hence reduce graduation rates. Even presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary … [Read more...]