"And then He said, 'Let there be Higher Wages'"

Here's a letter to the Los Angeles Times:

Searching for policies to "create the good jobs our economy needs," UC Berkeley Law Dean Christopher Edley, Jr. advises Pres. Obama to stop federal-government contracts from being awarded "to companies that create poverty-wage jobs" ("The economic power of Obama's pen," July 6).  The idea is that firms seeking Uncle Sam's business will then raise the wages they pay to their low-skilled workers.

If Mr. Obama follows Dean Edley's advice, low-skilled...