On the Minimum Wage

This post is in response to a continuing Facebook discussion regarding the minimum wage, initiated by my old friend Mitch Kaufman, a PhD candidate at the University of Washington in Seattle. Mitch was always the smartest person I knew, even when he agreed with me. Over the last few years, he has gone from a left liberal to a right libertarian, putting us at odds, which has made him an even more valuable resource for gut checking my beliefs. I always prefer to have the most intelligent and informed debate opponents possible, and Mitch never fails to provide. The discussion evolved into something I could not respond to (for length reasons) within Facebook, and I hope people will follow it out onto the web.