Originally Posted by OldJeff

I remember shitty minimum wage jobs, it was in 1984, did it for about 6 months, said fuck this shit, and found a better place to work, started at 2 1/2 times the minimum wage and got raises every 6 months.

Elevating the minimum wage will do 2 things. Cause companies to downsize and shovel more work on those they keep (and if they don't like it, fuck you, there are 10 people waiting to take your job), and elevate the cost of living so those making the new minimum wage are still around the real poverty level (not the bullshit numbers the government posts.