This arises from factors such as higher income, job security and self-confidence. Elimination of the minimum wage also leads to the overall advancement of a nation, where the job cycle is allowed to move freely. Lower skilled workers are paid less until they acquire new skills and give up their low-skill job to the next person. This cycle increases productivity and helps the country compete internationally. One answer is that in the short run, its effects seem to be beneficial.
Many people see the actual dollar amounts on their paychecks increasing.
They don't realize that in the long run they will not have a job and that others will never be hired. Whenever organized labor demands a wage increase, the first reaction of the employer is to look for cheaper replacements, e.g., unskilled workers. And this despite the fact that they are likely to be poor, helpless, young, black people with problems. The electorate perpetuates the minimum-wage disaster by voting for politicians who promise to raise the minimum wage. The politicians, in turn, are eager to do this in order to hold on to their offices.