NYT editorial: The Case for a Higher Minimum Wage

[JDPriestly]

6. Raising the minimum wage makes sense.

We have privatized so much government work. Why not privatize the cost or at least part of the cost of food stamps, for example, or Medicaid (what is left of it), etc.?

If privatization is good for the post office, it should be good for other aspects of our economy. If Republicans are really serious about downsizing the food stamp program and Medicaid, etc., they should eagerly support a higher minimum wage.

Hey! While we are at it, if Republicans are serious about paying off our national debt, they should support raising the minimum wage. Raising the minimum wage would, as wages overall rose, possibly increase tax revenue without changing the tax code all that much. If Republicans fight raising the minimum wage, it will be because they enjoy Schadenfreude -- pleasure at the misery or loss of others.