Government handouts of taxpayer money only creates dependency. If you wish to give money to the poor, then give YOUR money to the poor. Do not vote to have government give your neighbor's money to the poor. Your neighbor's money does not belong to you. When you vote for politicians who favor government handouts of taxpayer money, then you are acting as a thief who lacks the courage to perform the act of robbery himself. Socialism is therefore simply a cowardly form of theft.
The minimum wage, however, while not theft, is a destroyer of jobs. The minimum wage increases unemployment. Raising it, further increases unemployment. Additionally, you are telling people under what terms they may enter into voluntary business arrangements with each other, which is none of your concern. You have no natural right to direct the affairs of others.
The minimum wage, however, while not theft, is a destroyer of jobs. The minimum wage increases unemployment. Raising it, further increases unemployment. Additionally, you are telling people under what terms they may enter into voluntary business arrangements with each other, which is none of your concern. You have no natural right to direct the affairs of others.