I'll pay no matter the costs for this taste of Heaven.

I have read both sides on this issue, and there are two sides definitely. My take is the side other than yours, and the facts may be in the middle.

This has been on the books for a long time with no action causing inflation to erode the $15 figure's impact to the economy. 29 states already have a $15/hr.minimum wage. Many places already pay $15/hr in other states. Not everything across the board will be affected. Most material goods are made in China, Mexico, India, etc. for one thing. Their workers obviously will not be affected. As far as services, our house cleaners make at least $20/hr. Lawn services also get that or more. Another issue is that minimum wage was enacted primarily for part-time workers - students, etc. Over time it has evolved as the wage standard for many business entities, and more and more depend on those type jobs for a full-time living wage. Hopefully, it will help some to get out of abject poverty. I'll gladly pay more for my hamburger for that cause.

If you work for minimum wage after the age of 18, I have zero sympathy for you. Do something to make yourself more valuable. If you are only worth the "minimum" to anybody then you made bad choices and don't deserve anything more.

Here's a challenge. So find some minimum wage earners and give them each a raise out of your own pocket. That way you can directly benefit them at your own expense. If you are not willing to do that right now then you need to STFU and go play in traffic.

Which 29 states currently have a $15/hr. minimum wage?

For those making $20/hr now, what will happen when the cost of living increases because of the minimum wage increase? They wont get a raise because the raises will go to increase the minimum. True, it wont effect everywhere, but it will effect way more than the minimum wage earners. It will bring a huge portion of the middle class down to poverty level because the cost will end up being passed on to the purchasers. Groceries, gas stations, food places, the list of small but essential parts of life are where the majority of minimum wage earners are, those happen to be where the raise would make the biggest trickle down impact. It could also be doubled by supply chain economics. Each part of the chain would raise prices to keep margins thus a much higher price on goods. Is there a perfect answer, I'm not sure. Minimum wage jobs arent supposed to be living wages, they are supposed to be fill in or starter jobs to gain experience and work ethic to promote one to strive for better. It's just one piece of the puzzle though

This is no surprise coming from someone who has never had to make a payroll not tied to government-

Didn't read this whole thread. Terrible idea though. Not sure how folks don't understand basic economics. All this will do is cause mass inflation. In fact it will actually make it worse for those who can't invest at a rate equal or greater than the resulting inflation. (Which is mostly the bottom half of the country which doesn't invest).

If you do not pay your employees said government mandated wages, what will the "new government" do?

This has already happened here in Tyler, all of our Wal-Mart stores removed almost all of the traditional checkouts for the self-serves.

What $ amount can I steal before they’ll prosecute...can you guys beat Dallas County? If not, I’ll continue to be a patron of the ones over here.

I guess it could have energized a bunch of current minimum wage earners to vote Democrat

a laborer on our job sites gets $200 a day