This is a case of seeing what they want to see, though: they'll listen to economists who tell them what they want to hear, i.e. that more government power will

This is a case of seeing what they want to see, though: they'll listen to economists who tell them what they want to hear, i.e. that more government power will be helpful, and ignore the vast number of economists that take a more durable analysis. Also, I'm not sure if you're reading the same article as I am; this is a private company raising its own minimum wage, from its own myopic perspective.