Blame the Minimum Wage for the 40% Young French Muslim Unemployed

Although this not an excuse for violence, it certainly does not help. Thomas Sowell makes the case that socialist policies such as the minimum wage, not discrimination, are behind the 40% unemployment rate among young Muslims in France. For evidence, he notes that despite de jure discrimination, U.S. blacks always had equal or higher labor force participation prior to the enactment of the minimum wage in 1931.

Because the defense of civilization requires channeling the destructive capacities of young males, the elimination of the minimum wage should be a primary goal of those of genuine good will.