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Any Minimum Wage Is A Bad Idea

Post author By Bryan Smith
Post date August 15, 2018
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In 2006, my 15-year-old son worked as a lifeguard/swimming instructor making $5.15. per hour. In 2007 and 2008, he got a $.10 an hour raise each year because he had one-year more experience. In 2008, minimum wage increased to $5.85 per hour. Although my son liked the raise, he noticed something: He got paid the […]

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Question the Medicaid expansion projections

Post author By Bryan Smith
Post date July 30, 2018
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It’s long been said, though the wise learn from experience, the super-wise learn from others’ experiences. I believe that. Thus, I urge all Idaho voters to diligently examine the effects of Medicaid expansion in other states. The backers of the proposed costly Medicaid expansion plan present it as a panacea for almost everything that ails […]

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I was born in Idaho. My father was a baker, my mother was a stay-at-home mom. I was the first one in my family to go to college. My parents instilled in me the values of hard work, savings, courage, and faith. These values are what drove me to take the first step and pursue a college degree.

I attended Rick’s College (now BYU-Idaho) in Rexburg, Idaho. Graduated from Brigham Young University in 1986 and then went on to law school. I received my Juris Doctor in 1989 with honors from the McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific.

Since then I have helped grow a successful law firm in my hometown of Idaho Falls. But where I’ve invested my true energy and passion has been with our family. I’ve been married to my wife, Sharon, for more than 35 years and we have five wonderful children together.