A poorly crafted ‘living wage’ plan could achieve the opposite of its well-intentioned social goals. It could result in fewer good-paying jobs in the city, and less opportunity at the entry level. It could drive up the cost of city programs, leaving fewer resources to help lower-income families.
Editorial. San Francisco Chronicle. “The living wage illusion.”
Wednesday, November 11, 1998
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