I think the point that is being forgotten by many is that when we raise the minimum wage we are not giving a hand out. This is payment for honest labor not charity. if a fool wishes to spend the money he has earned on tattoos or cigarettes and not rent or food that is his right, of course that person will most likely not have a place to live and eventually not have a job.

You can argue that raising the minimum wage will raise the cost of products and services and I will concede that this is a possibility but to keep countless Americans locked in to a life of poverty simply so you don’t have to pay a few more dollars for the steak you eat while the children of hard working Americans are missing meals because mom and dad are making poverty wages is immoral and just plain wrong.