A Countdown of the Greatest Threats to Liberty
Posted by M. C. on July 2, 2025
The minimum wage has been used as a tool to buy votes, under the guise of providing a “living wage.” However, what politicians don’t tell you is that every time the minimum wage increases, available job openings for entry level, or low skill positions decrease.
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| July 4th will always be remembered as the day that would-be Americans shed the shackles of abusive taxation and their dominance by an oppressive government, risking everything to found what would become the most prosperous and free nation ever created. Throughout the month of July, the Libertarian Party will be counting down the 31 greatest threats to liberty, as voted on by our membership. We encourage sharing these themes on social platforms, debating the order and magnitude of each threat, and of course demanding course-correction and eradication of these threats. To kick things off, the 31st ranked threat to liberty: The Minimum Wage Help us push back against minimum wage increases across the country >>> The minimum wage has been used as a tool to buy votes, under the guise of providing a “living wage.” However, what politicians don’t tell you is that every time the minimum wage increases, available job openings for entry level, or low skill positions decrease. Minimum wage laws make large businesses contract, and hurt small businesses even more, who can’t afford to pay wages to hire desperately needed help for start-ups that have razor thin profits or aren’t even breaking even. Laws passed to impact wages in big cities with high costs of living are forced upon businesses in small towns that can’t possibly afford to pay them. They do not discriminate, they simply mandate. Increasing the minimum wage is no magic bullet to cure poverty, or enrich anyone. It doesn’t pay a “living wage” no matter the increase. This is because every product made, every good and service, every ounce of food bought, must cost more due to a forced increase in wages. This means we are simply staying even at best, but in almost every case, costs outpace wages, so we are actually poorer, in a market that now has fewer jobs. |
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