Samuel Gregg At It Again | National Catholic Reporter

Samuel Gregg At It Again | National Catholic Reporter by MSW.  MGB: The private sector won't solve the problem of people getting their hours cut to avoid complying with employer mandates in 2015.  They will simply cut hours.  While the mandate as written is government failure, it will only be fixed by government action - hopefully after the GOP is no longer the majority party in the House.  As to the living wage, environmental protection, et al - honest businesses want to do these things - and they want regulations so that those who don't behave ethically are penalized.  There is no such thing as a voluntary living wage ($10.10 is not high enough).  Distributing benefits for families through the tax system is the only way to allow employers to pay such a wage (and I include the Church in this) without economic harm to themselves.  Of course, this scheme implies that taxation really is not theft - something that Acton and Gregg surely will not stipulate to.