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Description: California has recently passed a $20 minimum wage for fast food workers. Maggie and Olivia talk about how minimum wage hikes hurt those they're intended to help.

CREDITS: Hosted by Maggie Anders and Olivia Rondeau

Produced by Pavel Rusakov

Edited by Pavel Rusakov

Sources:

https://fee.org/articles/the-case-for-abolishing-minimum-wage-laws/

https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/minimum-wage/2021/home.htm 

https://fee.org/articles/5-reasons-raising-the-minimum-wage-is-bad-public-policy/

https://www.ppic.org/press-release/increasing-the-minimum-wage-doesnt-benefit-californias-poor-and-may-even-cost-them-study-finds/#:~:text=The%20study%20finds%20that%20raising,reduce%20employment%2C%20or%20reduce%20profits.

https://dof.ca.gov/forecasting/economics/economic-indicators/inflation/

https://x.com/theashleyray/status/1708621632678625783?s=20