If the GOP were smart they would come back with a major cut in payroll and income taxes across the board.
Let the democrats whine about minimum wage while keeping the taxes high.
Democrats are predictable. I can tell you their response to both. To wit:
Cut payroll taxes? You're starving Social Security and advocating a veiled attempt to do away with it altogether.
Cut income taxes? You want to cut taxes for the 1 percent while denying working people a living wage. Cutting taxes across the board won't help their base since with current tax breaks and credits most pay little or no income tax to begin with.