[bgill]

Every time the min wage goes up, so does the price of a loaf of bread so it’s all a wash in the earnings department. Also, anyone with savings takes a hit and their $ are devalued.

[Gabz]

Every time the min wage goes up, so does the price of a loaf of bread so it’s all a wash in the earnings department.

Except for union workers, most of whose wages are also tied to the minimum wage> Even though they make far above it, they still get the increase, which is why the unions - in the private sector - are the most vocal proponents of it.

[blackdog]

Minimum wage is not about a fair wage for jobs. It is about the base wage for unions. A boost in the minimum wage becomes a raise for postal workers, and all sorts of other unions, because their contracts are written with the minimum wage serving as the baseline. A postal worker making $22 per hour will get a like increase when any upward adjustment is made to the minimum wage.

Why don't media people and talking heads get it?