"The False Promise of Hiker's Pay." Los Angeles Times. 21 September 2014: A.22. SIRS Problem Researcher. Network. March 02, 2015. Allen Sanderson starts by talking about how there are several states that are trying to pass legislation to raise the minimum wage and that there is a lot of support for it. Then Sanderson goes on to talk about what's wrong, since minimum wage workers would be able to take home extra money. Sanderson then wonders whether it is right for the government to intervene in this matter too. Sanderson points out that the government is not involved in deciding companies' selling prices, but that consumers and the market manage them and keep prices fair, which leads him to say that those same things keep workers' wages in check . Sanderson then points out that people argue that raising the minimum wage would benefit businesses because it would attract better quality workers who would be more efficient. Sanderson proves this wrong by stating that if this were true then companies would have already done it and that most companies pay their employees more than the minimum wage because they have a higher contribution. Requiring higher wages for employees who don't contribute as much would cause companies to replace people with machines or move elsewhere. Sanderson says raising the minimum wage is not the best way to lift hard-working people out of poverty, but that there are others