THE (BAGGER) TAIL IS WAGGING THE (AMERICAN) DOG

 Even though 76% of Americans favor raising the minimum wage to $9, Speaker Boehner refuses to even consider a bill that would do that. It's a little more remarkable that this has bipartisan support:

the [Gallup] poll shows that 58 percent of Republicans also approve of raising the minimum wage to $9. For comparison, 76 percent of independent voters and 91 percent of Democrats would vote in favor of such a law.

UPDATE: Australia and Denmark prove that raising the minimum will not lead to a catastrophe.