You folks are hilarious with these arguments... Look, if thirty 15 year olds fly in from Bangladesh tomorrow and are willing to work for 2 bucks an hour, is that okay with you? But it's good for business right?  Now if because of low labor costs you've got an army of half productive people on hand, then you are simply satisfied with the inefficiency cuz it costs you next to nothing, so then it would now be time to cut the waste, trim the fat, and keep those who are performing reasonably well. And what are you trying to say, that companies are EMPLOYING PEOPLE prior to minimum wage increase out of the goodness of their HEARTS??  Are you saying that corporations CARE that their workers can put food on their tables, and that is why they hire them!? HHAHAHAHA