Increasing Min wage NEVER has done anything to the US economy except to drive it. Increasing wages to those on the margin NEVER shows the horror stories cons predict. Ever. Good Biz deals with costs all the time
I could not possibly care any less about "the US economy". My concern is my personal finances and nothing more. As these businesses are ones I go to simply because their products are cheap, even a small increase in prices can mean the loss of my business.