Ep. 4 - The Truth About Minimum Wage

We are going to tackle the minimum wage issue with facts, figures, economic laws, and logic rather than, what we usually get - emotional calls for the wage rate increase using illogical arguments that are in direct opposition to economic law.
I want to start with a quote by Thomas Sowell from his epic book, Basic Economics that really lays the foundation for this discussion. On page 237 he said:
“By the simplest and most basic economics, a price artificially raised tends to cause more to be supplied and less to be demanded than when prices are left to be determined by supply and demand in a free market. The result is a surplus, whether the price that is set artificially high is that of farm produce or labor.”
Show Notes:
The Real Minimum Wage is $0.00 - New York Times, January 14, 1987
2014 Congressional Budget Office Study
Harvard Business Review study, March 2018
eattle minimum wage
Minimum wage is bad for low-skilled workers – Daniel J. Mitchell
Economics in One Lesson chapter on minimum wage - Henry Hazlett
Real World Examples of How the Minimum Wage Destroys Jobs - Daniel J. Mitchell
Part II of Contra Krugman: The Book - Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage Hikes Are Killing Jobs in California's Poorest Communities, Study Says
Congress Seeks to Boost the Minimum Wage and Teen Joblessness
Fee.org
How Shake Shack is Dealing with Minimum Wage
Guess Why Hundreds of Busboys Just Lost Their Jobs
Restaurant Chain Announces Bankruptcy: Says Minimum Wage Hike to Blame
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Ep. 3 - The Truth About the Constitution - Where in the Constitution?

American live in a perpetual constitutional crisis.
The heavy restrictions placed on the federal government by the U.S. Constitution are ignored. We have experienced both small and incremental steps in the power and growth of the federal government (federal agencies, bureaucracies and regulations) as well as large and unprecedented leaps (the Alien and Sedition Acts, the internment of Japanese, The Patriot Act, and NSA spying).
In this episode I hope to influence the way you look at the federal government going forward - through the eyes of the Founding Fathers.
Keep asking the question, "WHERE IN THE CONSTITUTION?"
I challenge you to constantly ask your elected and unelected officials to answer that simple question.
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Founders Constitution - University of Chicago
Bridge of Spies Movie Clip - What makes us American?
The Perversion of the Presidency - Tenth Amendment Center blog post
Tenth Amendment Center Publishes Episode #3
Economic Liberty and the Constitution - Daniel J. Mitchell
The First Question We Should Always Ask - Is this authorized by the constitution?
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Ep. 2 - The Truth About Abortion - What About the Baby

My goal for those of you who think abortion is wrong is two-fold:
#1 – After listening to this episode, I want you to walk away thinking, i don't have enough faith to be pro-abortion not because of a feeling that abortion is bad but because of concrete facts presented here and;
#2 – When faced with an abortion advocate, you will be confident in your stand and understand that the easiest way to show even the staunchest pro-abortion advocate the errors of their way is to ask lots of questions – the main one being WHAT ABOUT THE BABY?
Show Notes:
The Case for Life, Scott Klusendorf
PragerU - The Most Important Question About Abortion
The Rubin Report - The Pro-Life Case Against Abortion
Unplanned Movie Trailer
Abort73.com
Early Judaism was firmly opposed to abortion. Below are a few sources demonstrating that fact.
The Sentences of Pseudo-Phocylides – written between 50 B.C. and A.D. 50
The Sibyline Oracles
First Enoch – first or second century B.C.
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Ep. 1 - The Truth Quest

Welcome to Episode #1 of The Truth Quest Podcast where we will, 20-25 minutes at a time, relentlessly pursue the truth in the arenas of politics, public policy, economics and Christianity.
I have been studying the first three topics for over 30 years and Christian apologetics for about 15. As my studies continued, I noticed a similar pattern in all of these arenas – a resistance to the truth. Rather than pursue the truth, some prefer to stick their head in the sand, cover their eyes and ears (anything to avoid facing the truth). They will make straw-man arguments, spew talking points, name-call those who disagree and, often lie.
My intention with this podcast it to uncover the truth.
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