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the effects of raising the minimum wage on an economy aren't as ambiguous as bigben implies. the effects have been empirically tested in the past, not proven, true, but tested.
when minimum wages have been raised in the past, jobs haven't disappeared and prices didn't go up. so that argument has historically not bourne out.
as far as the small business owner paying his or her employees and being priced out of business, most of the small business owners I know already pay their workers more than the minimum wage and give excellent benefits. the work environments are often a smaller atmosphere and more cordial than a larger business. the owner/boss is often in the same place and within close proximity to his or her employees. regardless, in the example provided a few comments back, food service workers don't always make the minimum wage because employers can take into account their tips when figuring wages. so that example, specifically, is not going to work to make your point that the minimum wage would hurt small business owners.
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