Back of the Napkin: Minimum Wage and Unemployment

Back of the Napkin: Minimum Wage and Unemployment

The subject of the minimum wage is another perennial issue in politics, and much ink has been spilt on the topic.  One side favors raising the minimum wage as a means of increasing the income (and thereby bettering the livelihood) of the lowest paid workers, while the...

Back of the Napkin: Minimum Wage and Unemployment

Back of the Napkin: Where Does All the Money Go?

As a follow-up to the last BotN article on government spending over time, I decided to take a look at US federal government spending right now in a bit more depth, to see where all the money is going.  This information is readily available (source), but I thought it...