Liberal politicians (libs in general) that want the minimum raised have zero clue on how business works. It's easy to spend other people's money.
I've said it on getbig since 2005 - A minimum wage does NOT work. Economics majors can explain it better, I could explain it well back then. It may work in small pockets, but the pressure streams elsewhere so the overall effect is a loss/flat.
Min wage doesn't work. BUT it's not just libs who support it. When asked if he supports the idea of a minimum wage, FL Gov Rick Scott said "Sure" then explained he just doesn't know what the right number is.
Mitt Romney, who calls himself severely conservative, supports a minumum wage HIKE:
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/05/09/Defeated-Presidential-Nominee-Mitt-Romney-Supports-Minimum-Wage-HikeRick Santorum supports a minimum wage, and thinks it should be increased:
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/05/12/Republicans-Prepare-Surrender-on-Minimum-Wage-HikeTim Pawlenty supports it - he's one of the strongest conservatives:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/04/30/pawlenty-says-gop-should-back-minimum-wage-hike/Rob Portman supports increasing min wage:
http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2014/05/sen_rob_portman_makes_anti-pov.htmlHere are some more REPUBLICANS that signed a petition to RAISE THE MINUMUM WAGE:Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC)
Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)
Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY) Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL)
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) Sen. John Thune (R-SD) Sen. David Vitter (R-LA)
Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL) Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-LA) Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL)
Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) Rep. Jo Bonner (R-AL) Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-FL) Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA) Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
Rep. John Duncan (R-TN) Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA) Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)
Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA) Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC)
Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA) Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX) Rep. Candace Miller (R-MI)
Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA) Rep. Tom Petri (R-WI) Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX)
Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA) Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY)
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID)
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH) Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR)
Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) Rep. Frank Wolf (R-KY) Rep. Don Young (R-AK)
Rep. Bill Young (R-FL)
The minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009. Adjusted for inflation, the real hourly minimum has dropped 33 centers per hour already, since that year.
View the letter in their own signatures, on the bush whitehouse.gov web archives.
http://web.archive.org/web/20060731122616/http:/www.house.gov/shays/news/2006/july/minimumwage.pdf
So maybe it's a liberal IDEA, but a whole lot of republicans - including some far-right voices, sure love the idea. Personally, I believe it doesn't work. But these liberal republicans do.