The Case Against Age Discrimination Laws

http://www.futureofcapitalism.com/2012/03/the-case-against-age-discrimination-laws

Michael Kinsley has a column in Bloomberg View:

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 begins with a "finding" of "rising productivity and affluence." These are different times. In today's zero-sum world, someone who sits on a tenured chair or other sinecure is denying a place to someone else, probably younger. Was the law ever intended to protect baby boomers in no particular financial distress looking for a suitable capstone to a successful career?

by Editor  |  Mar 23, 2012 at 8:10 am Related Topics:  Education, Regulation receive the latest by email: subscribe to the free futureofcapitalism.com mailing list