There is a lot of fear mongering being posed on this subject.

While I agree that,  raising it too much or too fast is concerning, it is just fallacy that increasing the minimum wage will create job losses.

Do employers have extra employees just hanging around that they don't really need? Of course, not.

Will an increase in labour costs be passed along to customers? Of course, yes.

Will an increase in income earned by low income earners be beneficial to the economy? Absolutely! They will spend it on food, housing, transportation and including supporting the sales of businesses who may see their labour costs rise.