WHAT HEELS!: The Gringo Tax
The Washington Post’s Shankar Vedantam offers an erudite examination of the microeconomic impact of immigration, comparing the cost of a gallon of gas at two MD Exxon stations, one in "the tony suburb of Bethesda" and the other in Wheaton, which has a high concentration of immigrants (Vedantam does not specify legal status) - $2.99 v. $2.63. The article examines the discrepancy in terms of free market principles, brand loyalty and volume pricing, among other factors.
Economics, schmeconomics. Here’s the bottom line: Businesses are subsidizing illegals who make minimum wage - or less, if they work off the books - while penalizing American citizens by gouging them.
Comments