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Democrats’ magical (or cynical) thinking on prices

By Hugo Gurdon
Published October 6, 2023 2:30pm ET
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Democrats’ magical (or cynical) thinking on prices
California is raising the minimum wage for fast-food workers from $15 an hour to $20. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could all get 33% raises? But we can’t. Not even California’s fast-food workers will all get them. Despite the Left Coast’s magical thinking, it is impossible to wave a magical legislative gavel and increase […]


California is raising the minimum wage for fast-food workers from $15 an hour to $20. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could all get 33% raises?

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