federal minimum wage distorts the free mark and removes negotiation and competition variables from the wage equation. This is an excuse for corporations to pay low and blame congress.
In 1933, they tried to pass this law and the courts struck it down. They threatened to pack the court and 2 years later the justices decided to let it stand. It had a limited scope that like all federal programs slowly crept out to include everyone.
The government should not get to set a budget with a blank check, deflate our dollars or pencil in the amount on our paychecks.
There is no need for minimum wage, just like everything else, it should be supply and demand that sets the wage. This should only be done wile limiting free government handouts. See “Milton Friedman” on YouTube
I have been saying this for years, it has actually made things worse for workers, less full time jobs, meaning having to work multiple jobs, and it squashes job growth. There used to be positional hierarchies that allowed employees who showed they worked hard positional raises that came with higher hourly rates. This would allow for job competition to thrive again.