[Mr Tonka]

Originally Posted by 954Stealth

$15/hour is ridiculous. I understand raising minimum wage but $15/hour? come on.
Here's a good article on why it's a good idea:
http://www.businessweek.com/articles...ers-got-raises

i believe this just pertains to fast food workers. Not national Minimum Wage.

Originally Posted by MisterSkiMask

Bad idea, current low wage people will be replaced by machines, young people will not have 'first jobs' people will become 'career' fast food workers, but there will only be one or two people in the store because many things will be automated.

True that. Rich people are rich because they think differently. They'll find a way to lower costs and that will likely come from employing fewer people.