It isn’t enough in some areas, and arguably too much in others. There’s just too much diversity to have a reasonable minimum wage.
I say:
abolish the minimum wage
require tips to not be considered compensation at the employer level (employee reports, employer isn’t aware)
create a Negative Income Tax or Universal Basic Income that varies by region based on local standards of living (my preference is to convert Social Security into such a system)
bust up monopolies that kill small businesses
Crappy wages are a symptom that can’t really be solved by increasing a minimum wage.
It isn’t enough in some areas, and arguably too much in others. There’s just too much diversity to have a reasonable minimum wage.
I say:
Crappy wages are a symptom that can’t really be solved by increasing a minimum wage.