Even Pelosi Undersands the Impact of Minimum Wages

New Mexico politicians and Governor Richardson in particular, should heed the unspoken advice of Speaker Pelosi: Mandating wage hikes reduces jobs for the unskilled and raises the cost of doing business. That is what Pelosi undoubtedly had in mind when she exempted American Samoa from recent minimum wage legislation on behalf of some tuna canners with headquarters located in her district.