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Economists warned California not to raise the minimum wage to $20. They were wrong in almost every way so far, another economist says

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Economists warned California not to raise the minimum wage to $20. They were wrong in almost every way so far, another economist says
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Following California implementing a law raising its minimum wage to $20 for more than 500,000 fast-food workers in the state in 2024, Christopher Thornberg, founding partner of research firm Beacon Economics, offered a warning about the state raising its minimum wage. 



“California’s well-intended push to reduce income inequality via wage floors is beginning to have a significant negative impact on some of our most vulnerable workers—our youth, particularly those from lower-income househo

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