[Pontiac]

The D.C. city council is doing this, not the federal government:

Yes I am aware of that which is why I put this in my post

First I will question where does a city government get the authority to set wages for private entities. .

The question of where does the federal government get the authority to set wages was an aside to the larger issue of the federal minimum wage. Which is I imagine where the city get’s the stupid idea.

[Graybeard58]

I apologize, I skimmed right over that part of your reply. Yes, the federal government is responsible for all government levels, city, state, county, expanding their powers. Many, many of the things that all levels of government do are unconstitutional, that's how we have S.S./medicare/medicaid/food stamps, etc. the list is seemingly endless and ever expanding.