that tell you about "most economists" and what happened in entirely different (and mostly inconsequential) times and different rates to try and dupe voters that haven't dealt with reality like you're doing and haven't had the exposure to grasp what you're saying.

You're already seeing exactly how the Min Wage should work. To get P/T help in C'Ville, it will cost you $10/hr plus the free classes to attract enough employees. When that's not enough, you'll have to go up in pay. In Martinsville, I'm guessing you could have that for $7.25ish and a discount on classes.

It's populist politics by folks that don't give a damn about the real world impacts. The # of voters that are at or just above Min Wag + those voters that want to "feel" like they "did something" for the poor and working man is larger than the voters that grasp or care about reality.