Here are a couple of stories about research that says raising the minimum wage doesnot kill jobs.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/adigaskell/2023/05/20/does-raising-the-minimum-wage-result-in-job-losses-in-small-firms/?sh=390ac5137e1e

https://www.businessforafairminimumwage.org/resource/research-shows-minimum-wage-increases-do-not-cause-job-loss

Your lived experience is of course valid but might not be typical.

You can do your own research and find stories that tell a different side. It is clear in my mind that it is not clear cut one way or the other. I do believe that even if raising the minimum wage does kill some jobs the benefits of a higher minimum wage more than offset the loss of those jobs.

TEK