They may claim that jobs and benefits could be eliminated and could reduce the desire for career advancement, but they are wrong. People are fired every day due to financial budgets, lack of professionalism, or illegal actions. Businesses do what's best for their investment, whether the minimum wage increases or not. If they were to lay people off, the extra workload would be distributed among the remaining employees, which would be more than what they are paid for. This could result in the company having to pay its employees more. Overall, the minimum wage should be increased. Every decision made by the federal government has its drawbacks. Which action has no disadvantages? Raising the minimum wage benefits the majority of the population and that's what everyone should be thinking about. This has been an argument for years and some states in the United States have increased their minimum wage, all it takes is for other states to do the same so that everyone can benefit..