https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/18-states-will-raise-minimum-wage-january-1-heres-expect-205313683.htmli like that the "left leaning think tank" conveniently forgot to calculate how many people will lose jobs due to automation as a direct result.
These people always forget, out there right now are X# of machines that we've already created to do existing jobs. They just havent been put in place because the pricepoint cant be justified. this justifies it.
also not enough mention of reducing workers hours to compensate for wage increases in these types of articles. funny how they only notice it when its employers reducing hours to skirt insurance (read: keep people employed)