With the holiday season rapidly approaching, many teens are eager to land a part-time job to help pay for school, clothes, presents and, well, cool things for themselves. That's what they're looking for; but what's looking back at them is the Ghost of Minimum Wage Increases Past. We have opposed across-the-board, federally mandated wage increases for a number of reasons, including their blatant disregard for free market solutions. Another is the impact of minimum wage hikes on younger workers. Especially in the downturn of our current economy, we were afraid many of the jobs generally taken by teens -- that's what minimum wage employment should be all about -- would disappear. And we were right/Coeur d'Alene Press Editorial Board. More here.

Question: Do you think teens are having problems because the minimum wage was increased? Or because everyone's having problems -- and the teens are fighting more experienced adults to lower paying jobs?