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Re:San Francisco’s minimum wage will rise again to $10.55 by sp332 on Monday December 31, 2012 @03:31PM (#4990771)
FTA: "The study by economist Aaron Yelowitz concludes that earlier studies failed to recognize groups who are losing out on work opportunities because of the higher labor cost — specifically teenagers."

So, it won't be the same people. There will be fewer teenagers in the workforce.

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Re:San Francisco’s minimum wage will rise again to $10.55 by muzz on Monday December 31, 2012 @03:47PM (#4990834)
That would be what the article points out as "funded by a restaurant and beverage industry lobbyist". That industry has an interest in keeping the minimum wage lower.
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