Saturday, January 24, 2015

A White Guy says Raising the Minimum Wage will hurt Minorities


I'm sure Congressman McClintock didn't mean to suggest that minorities only deserve a low wage... but unfortunately that's what he ends up saying here.

McClintock could have made a legitimate argument -- something like "a lower wage means more opportunities for more people", or a similar stance based on bad economic theories -- but instead he rambles about low wages are best for minorities because of a lack of skills.

I'm not an economist, but I could come up with a better argument -- in fact, arguments that make sense both for and against raising the minimum wage -- and I certainly wouldn't include anything that sounds bigoted.

Perhaps Congressman McClintock should think more and talk less.





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