Politicians to Business Owners: Drop Dead

Tags: Big Government, U.S. Economy

12/04/2014 Peter St. Onge

It’s become common for populists to claim that what’s good for businesses is bad for workers. It remains unclear, however, where all those workers are supposed to find jobs, writes Peter St. Onge.

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