#BTColumn – Good intentions versus reality Article by February 25, 2021 Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of the Barbados Today. by Adrian Sobers “Many things that are supposed to help blacks actually have a track record of making things worse. Minimum wage laws have had a devastating effect in making black teenage unemployment several times higher than it once was.” – Thomas Sowell The analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO, cbo.gov) concerning the Raise the Wage Act Of 2021, comes as a timely reminder of the dangers of policies that sound good but have the opposite effect in reality. A more accurate title for this act would be: The Minority Unemployment Act.