The Sordid History of the Minimum Wage

https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/the-sordid-history-of-the-minimum-wage-5557486

Whatever the intentions, the effects are still the same. It doesn’t raise wages for the poor. It excludes them from the job market. It takes away from marginal populations their most important power in the job market: the power to work for less. It cartelizes the labor market by allowing higher-wage groups access while excluding lower-wage groups.