Every good idea has consequences, both good and bad. Raising minimum wage makes it more difficult for those with little or no experience at a job to get hired. Companies need to see more for their money; if two people are competing for a job, the company will hire the one that is the better fit. Jobs that anyone can step into and be competent at in 5 minutes usually don't pay very well. Jobs that take more experience and training pay more. As the field of available employees narrows, the jobs pay more. As the author touched on, the problem in his area is not that Waffle House pays almost nothing, it is that the higher wage industries have been closed down by EPA regulations, by a president who promised to cripple the coal industry, and by other taxes and regulations that make other countries more attractive to work in than America for large corporations. How will forcing companies to double their wage for entry level, low skill labor bring them back to or keep them in America?