Economia
In watching this debate unfold, I am moving toward the view that the issue is more symbolic than substantive. Posner asks, "why are the Democrats pushing to increase the minimum wage rather than to make EITC more generous?" Here is my answer: Many voters don't know what the EITC is, whereas the minimum wage is easy to understand. As Becker points out, "Most knowledgeable supporters of a higher minimum wage do not believe it is an effective way to reduce the poverty rate." True, but few voters are so knowledgeable. As a result, the minimum wage is an easily explained issue that says, "We Democrats care about poor people, unlike those Republicans."
Here is a question that I would ask any politician: If you could set your ideal policy to help the poor, wouldn't you prefer to expand the EITC and abolish the minimum wage? Any politician that fails to answer "yes" is either misinformed or engaging in demagoguery.
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In watching this debate unfold, I am moving toward the view that the issue is more symbolic than substantive. Posner asks, "why are the Democrats pushing to increase the minimum wage rather than to make EITC more generous?" Here is my answer: Many voters don't know what the EITC is, whereas the minimum wage is easy to understand. As Becker points out, "Most knowledgeable supporters of a higher minimum wage do not believe it is an effective way to reduce the poverty rate." True, but few voters are so knowledgeable. As a result, the minimum wage is an easily explained issue that says, "We Democrats care about poor people, unlike those Republicans."
Here is a question that I would ask any politician: If you could set your ideal policy to help the poor, wouldn't you prefer to expand the EITC and abolish the minimum wage? Any politician that fails to answer "yes" is either misinformed or engaging in demagoguery.
Via Mankiw, Becker e Posner
O dilema é simples, nos EUA também se discute como reduzir a desigualdade, diminuir a pobreza,... os Republicanos acham que o governo não deve gastar mais dinheiro nessa área, já os Democratas preferem aumentar o salário mínimo pois lá, como aqui, isso dá maior publicidade do que aumentar o valor dos programas sociais.
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The Economist explica: Por que o Brasil é tão caro The custo Brasil has many ingredients, including high taxes (36% of GDP, way out of line with the 21% average for upper-middle-income countries), swingeing import duties and rigid labour laws that...
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Responsabildade Individual: esta funciona Eis aí um bom artigo do Walter Williams. How Not To Be Poor by Walter Williams -- Capitalism Magazine: "Ministers Louis Farrakhan, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Washington, D.C.'s Mayor Anthony Williams...
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