[morugin]

It's a complex issue but I think one of the main points from the opposition is that with increased wages will come decreased rates of employment.

I think this point really becomes an issue for people who believe that "if you work hard, you will get what you deserve (e.g., a middle to high wage)".

For them, the tradeoff is raising the wage is for a lazy worker vs. having a lazy worker be unemployed.

The point becomes less of an issue if you believe that there are hard working people making the best of their abilities who can only obtain low wage jobs.

Then it becomes an issue of whether you believe $15 should be the minimum for someone who works just as hard as you.