Free Market
Author:
Ralph Reiland
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The Free Market 14, no. 7 (July 1996) “Forget the minimum wage,” says Nate, a dishwasher and cook’s helper at our restaurant. “It’s taxes that are killing me.” He is a college student by day, washes about 1,000 dishes during the dinner rush, and stuffs and rolls grape leaves until midnight. To retain his services, we pay higher than the minimum