The ads direct readers to a website named MinimumWage, implying that its the site of independent, unbiased, non-radical economists. But, no -- its not a group of economists at all, just a curtain. Whats hiding behind it? An outfit that goes by the name of the Employment Policies Institute, which sounds rock solid, but it, too, is just another curtain. The Employment Policies Institute, which is run by this wizard, gets millions of dollars in tax-exempt donations from fast-food chains and other corporate interests trying to kill the wage increase, and then funnels that money into the wizards for-profit PR firm, which also, coincidentally, represents the restaurant industry. The Employment Policy Institutes ad in newspapers was meant to alert the public and policymakers that an impressive group of some 650 economists, all of whom are supporting an increase in Americas minimum wage, includes many economists who are radical researchers. The institutes message in this ad is that no one should listen to, much less respect, this group of economists.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 16:20:33 +0000
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