Minimum wage should be pegged to inflation and take the politics out of it.
Inflation should be a crime in civilized societies. Getting a raise should make your life better not just a catch up deal.
I remember when the minimum wage was one dollar and we were on the gold standard, prices never changed.
I remember when they added penny coin changers to soda machines to raise the price from 5 cents to 6 cents a 20% increase. They soon found that people rarely had the correct change so they just raised the price to 10 cents and installed new coin changers. That represented a 100% increase in price but because it was only a nickel people accepted it. Now they just as easily accept price increases of 100% in most things. Anyone remember 69 cent hamburger?
A “Minimum wage” KILLS jobs !