It's almost as if they saw this coming for the last 10-20 years. Obama raised the fed. minimum wage significantly and locked in increases over many years to help disguise the reality. And so many other laws that tried to ease us into this mess, the full consequences we have yet to see. It's like Madoff plugging holes in the Ponzi scheme for as long as he could until the dam broke. Meanwhile, Gates buying all the farm land and Blackstone and Vanguard buying residential homes over market price. You will own nothing and be super happy!