Raising the minimum wage merely raises prices for everyone (in effect, a government imposed tax on all goods and services) while hurting those it is supposed to help. It many cases, it costs them their entire paycheck because they are fired. It is nothing more than a "feel-good" measure by socialists to punish evil capitalists for the unforgivable sin of creating entry-level jobs for the young, the unskilled and those who may want to earn a small amount of money doing simple tasks. It's merely an example of liberal bait-and-switch designed to trick low-income voters.