Supporters of the new California minimum wage law for fast-food restaurants claim it will bolster economic opportunity for lower-income people. It actually will be a wealth transfer from the poor to the rich.
Hal Snarr
Hal W. Snarr is an assistant professor of economics at Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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