By John Stossel | The Daily Signal
California now leads the nation in imposing dumb wage laws. The state just raised the hourly minimum wage for fast food workers to $20.
Gov. Gavin Newsom said, “We saw the inequities … we had a responsibility to do more.”
Unions pushed for the higher minimum, and in Democrat-run states, unions usually get what they want.
CNN announced, “Half a million California fast food workers will now earn $20 per hour!”
Gullible leftists at the Center for American Progress claim, “A higher minimum wage would boost millions of families out of poverty and further stimulate the economy.”
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