Minimum wage was never meant to alleviate poverty, but to exacerbate it. The democrats get the votes for the “effort” but keep everyone in tatters so they’ll continue to be needed. It’s no secret.
See my post in #4
Piecemeal increases in the minimum wage merely attempt to restore workers to the purchasing power they had the last time the minimum wage was increased - it has always been a game of catch-up.
The proposal for a $15 minimum wage is the first effort to think and act ahead, instead of merely playing catch-up.
Having said that, I oppose increasing the minimum wage and believe the solution lies in the marketplace through greater property rights.