What wage is "right" for you? Where is there ANY requirement that a business provide medical coverage? The "collectivists' are the ones that demand those be provided by the government. Take it up with them.
You claim to be in business. May be you think you have an obligation to do more than provide opportunity and not to make a "PROFIT". The role of business is to make money. If that requires the hiring of people, then the more you pay to them in wages and benefits, the less is available for PROFIT.
I am now retired and living in the Philippines. I wish WalMart would build some stores here. Always low prices.
Folks; I do believe you all are IBTZ here. The more Kate blathers on - the more I see her liberalness showing up.