So, if I hear you correctly, you think that there should be NO minimum wage whatsoever and it would be entirely up to businesses to determine the wages to be paid?

Isn't that going back to the days of the "robber barons" who would employ workers and pay them almost nothing? That is why labor unions were established as well as the federal minimum wage.

I do see your side BUT that ship has sailed. There IS federal minimum wage and it will not be going away. The question is whether or not to raise it to $15 per hour and create a living wage or not. The Democratic platform will be having incremental increases in minimum wage to $15.

Yes, your hamburger and beer at Codys might cost 50 cents more and your WalMart toilet paper might cost 75 cents more for the 24 pack. The Cody's waitress and WalMart employees will make a decent wage while they hopefully increase their education and skill to find a job paying more money.