Answer: Nobody wins except Big Government.

Going from $12 to $15 isn't going to lift anyone out of poverty status. Poverty is a self fulfilling prophecy for most (but not all).

Remaining Workers = still poor
Those that lose their jobs as a result of $15/hr = poorer yet
Small Business = poorer from decreased margins
Consumers = poorer from price increases

Big Government wins from increased tax revenue and expanded hand-outs. They also win (again) by telling you what to do (again).

But hey - some loser just made an extra $24.18 working their 8 hour shift. So we have that going for us. Congrats America!
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