Raising minimum wage has several indirect impacts (maybe “unintended” consequences), which are almost entirely negative for all people, or end up totally eliminating any supposed benefits for the poor.
Exactly. It can be positive for politicians, buying votes.
Raising the minimum wage makes it harder for the unskilled to find employment, when employers can find skilled people for the same wage.
It also raises the cost of childcare, a job often paid minimum wage, pricing out many working families.