Raising the Minimum Wage

I consider myself an independent, and vote democratically most of the time just because the choice is so pitiful. Its the lesser of two evils, or the independent candidate which is unacceptable and can’t be voted for. Which means there is only one choice, not the heartless republican. This leads me to being forced to make Mike Beebe the choice for governor. I’m not in favor of all of his policies including the one for raising the minimum wage. It sounds good on the surface, and he hopes to use it to get votes though most minimum wage people don’t vote, but its wrong for Arkansas and America.
Raising the minimum wage in a vacuum would be fine, but we don’t live in a vacuum. it’s the real world with outsourcing of jobs, benefit cuts to pay for higher costs, and raising prices. Inflation is the keyword here and the higher costs just result in a restructuring of the pay scale to absorb these costs with no increase for the employer. They then are free to raise prices claiming its to pay for the “fake” higher costs, and all of us are the victims. Once again we stupidly vote against our own interests. Minimum wage is for the newest of workers and is only probationary, for most, they don’t remain at that level long. Giving the employers an incentive like this is just another corporate giveaway veiled in helping the poor. We shouldn’t accept this, even from the lesser evil.