It goes a lot deeper than that, even. Racism was an early motivator behind minimum wage laws [1],[2]. It was also the origin of gun control [3]. Funny how the

It goes a lot deeper than that, even. Racism was an early motivator behind minimum wage laws [1],[2]. It was also the origin of gun control [3]. Funny how the passage of time can turn our perspective in different ways. [1] http://dailycaller.com/2014/01/16/the-racist-history-of-the-minimum-wage/ http://dailycaller.com/2014/01/16/the-racist-history-of-the-... [2] http://www.thecommentator.com/article/2718/racist_origins_of_the_minimum_wage http://www.thecommentator.com/article/2718/racist_origins_of... [3] http://www.constitution.org/cmt/cramer/racist_roots.htm http://www.constitution.org/cmt/cramer/racist_roots.htm