The thread isn't drifting talking about socialist drift for the country. The key candidate, Democrat Elizabeth Warren, suggests major takeover by government. The attacks on Trump are an attempt to eliminate his pro-business, anti socialism re-election. Installing a major socialist like Warren will have permanent economic effects on America and the world. Hate to say it, but I'd rather have Hillary Clinton.
Frans is right about minimum wage however you structure it. It's government getting involved in deciding what best for business and people. A terrible idea. Picking winners and losers is a losing proposition for the country - any country. In any case, minimum wage, as Joe described, will drive business more to automation eliminating jobs at the lower end for poorer people and teens. Of course there will be more jobs for manufacturing computers (in China?) and of course there will be higher paying jobs for technicians and installers. Have you been in McDonald's lately. There's only one person taking orders when there were more before. They pick up the orders with computer ordering screens where customers tap in their orders and pay with their credit cards. There's no human taking your order. More low income jobs lost. I see it in other fast food places. Pretty soon the government will limit salaries for high paying jobs and then middle income jobs too. Central planning is next; takeover of business afterwards. That's what Sanders and a bunch of the other candidates want. Then you lose your liberty. The economy suffers.