As long as there are enough enough morons that believe your first job should support a family of four-----Democrats Turn to Minimum Wage as 2014 Strategy

Democrats Turn to Minimum Wage as 2014 Strategy - NYTimes.com:
"Democratic Party leaders, bruised by months of attacks on the new health care program, have found an issue they believe can lift their fortunes both locally and nationally in 2014: an increase in the minimum wage.
The effort to take advantage of growing populism among voters in both parties is being coordinated by officials from the White House, labor unions and liberal advocacy groups."