I am not in favor of a $15/hr min wage but the current political push for it is not surprising in the least. The people see what is happening. They see factories closing and the standard of living falling. At the same time the stock market is soaring and corporate profits are at all time highs.
So this back lash is expected. Funny thing Free Traitors never factor in that people have the right to vote in their own self interest.
Once we become a third world economy again, we can start making plastic lawn furniture, cheap Christmas lights and toilet brushes here once again, and then reap the benefits of being a manufacturing powerhouse.