I know we all love to criticize older generations, but in the 20th century if someone praised Hitler you could almost guarantee that a WW2 veteran would punch them in the head, and I think there was a great societal benefit to that.
Fast food workers in California started receiving a $20/hr minimum wage this year. What happened?
Wages went up 18%. Prices only went up 3.7%. And fast food jobs increased every month.
Again, the research shows that fearmongering about raising the minimum wage is baloney.