Letter to the editor: Who does minimum wage hike benefit?

Thank you, Democrats. As a senior citizen, why would I want the minimum wage raised? We seniors won’t be getting a raise like this.

If they raise the minimum wage, I will be paying more for the food and goods they make. If I go out to eat, I will be paying more and going out less. Do you think the servers will get the same raise? They don’t make minimum wage now, and rely on tips.

So we raise some people up who might have received state assistance, and now they lose that. What do they gain?

But the big kicker is what they’re not talking about: What about the workers making $15 an hour now? Do you think they will be getting the same percentage raise? It could mean their employers will need to charge more for the same products; if they do, they lose and the jobs might go to China or elsewhere. Now they’re unemployed. I see more jobs being lost here than the people they’re trying to help.

So who does it benefit? Only these big people voting for it saying, “Look what I did!” In reality they are screwing everybody — all of us will be paying more.

The people wishing for this better rethink what they’re doing. Better yet, these people should not be working for us!

Cliff Long

Unity