Force based control over prices which are set by two consenting parties (absent force or fraud) is bad no matter who exerts the force.
That may be.
But you miss my point.
The point that the federal Government not raising the minimum wage hasn't stopped states from doing so. Meaning this is the liberals equivalent of the recent votes for flag burning or gay marriage. It won't pass, they can claim Republicans are mean, cruel and heartless to their constituents but the Feds involvement has already been circumvented by many states.
There is absolutely no reason for this legislation to come up under the circumstances, other then liberals wanting to pander to their base.
Besides, nothing prevents states from raising the minimum wage.
San Francisco had a movement called "living wage". I think they planned on something close to $15.00 or more per hour.
I don't know whatever happened as I moved away but I know that small businesses were preparing for mass exodus if it passed. These communist ideas I thought were debunked years ago yet we see that the movement is still there in towns who just don't get it.