[Yo-Yo]

Fine, then peg the minimum wage to the CPI and have it automatically readjust each year just as social security payments do now.

Takes all of the politics out of the process.

[taxcontrol]

I understand your statement but no, it wont take politics out of the process. You see, many union contracts are calculated based on the minimum wage. As such, unions and by association, Democrats have a vested interest in continuing to push for a higher minimum wage.