Well, you can substitute any group you don't want to pay a living wage for "kids" and have the same justification. Facct is that full time at $24/hour is $48K per year, half of which would go to rent in a basement apartment in a lot of cities. It is not much money.

However. Conservatives are constantly making the same forecast and it is not borne out in practice. Even fast food places that pay twice or more than MW don't go out of business; as others do the same, employees have more buying power and lift all boats.

More later I need to do my treadmill.