From WSJopinion: The social-justice activism that propels minimum-wage hikes, drug legalization, school-choice opposition and other policies aimed at minorities tends to do the most harm to the intended beneficiaries, writes jasonrileywsj
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Images: AFP/Getty Images Composite: Mark KellyLast week, a judge in California placed a temporary hold on a law that would raise the state minimum wage for fast-food workers as high as $22 an hour. The law was signed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom last summer and set to be implemented on Jan. 1. But a petition to overturn it by voter referendum in 2024 has gathered more than a million signatures, which prompted the restraining order.
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