Minimum Wage

* Re “the Bottom Dollar,” Aug. 22: I am really tired of listening to the cries coming from the “small business” community concerning the newly enacted minimum wage law. I read in the papers about two such people. One owned four Burger King restaurants in the San Fernando Valley and the other owned two car washes. Both were worried that their businesses will be adversely affected and one commented that his bottom line will become very marginal.

I would suggest that anyone concerned about these two gentlemen should look in the business opportunity section of this paper or any other to see that these types of businesses are selling anywhere from $100,000 to $500,000. Nobody buys a marginal business in that price range. I would ask either of these two and any other businessman who is so terrified of this meager increase to try living even on five times what these employees will now receive. I dare say no one will change places.

Please cut out the crying.

P.S. I am a small businessman myself and do not now, never have or ever would ask anyone to work for these wages.

AL COHEN

Sherman Oaks Caption: ROMAN GENN For The Times