Joshua: I've had this debate with members of a local family who hire more than a hundred minimum wage/less than forty hour workers.  Their argument against any increase is two-fold: a) it would mean increased prices..my answer,  go ahead, pay a working wage and I'll be happy to pay ten to fifteen percent more for your products.  and b) the jobs are "entry level" jobs and people "move on" to better ones........Hog Wash.....I'm regularly waited on by individuals who have been working in the same store for ten or more years... These folks are struggling to survive and deserve a living wage...BTW: Oregon is a "dream" compared to dozens of the Red states who have only the $7.25 federally mandated minimum wage......try living on that one.  regards, Gary