[Ezekiel]

As a result, it reduces job opportunities for these workers. A minimum wage breaks the hinges on the door of opportunity.

Minimum wage seals the door good and tight... exactly why the usual suspects [e.g. U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr.] are all for it.

[bitterohiogunclinger]

They are just looking at ways to pay off their union buddies one more time. An increase in minimum wage guarantees an automatic pay raise for union wages, usually by a factor of 2.5 to 3 x the increase.