Interesting to see two pro-minimum wage advocates so early on this thread.
I'm not a proponent of minimum wage (although sometimes I think it may be the only thing that lends any value to the US dollar). I think all Americans should negotiate for any wage they want.
But I'm an anachronism - I'm a capitalist. (Please don't turn me in to the administration - I'm trying to self-brainwash - but have been unsuccessful so far.)