"is the minimum wage a regressive tax in disguise" Anything that increases prices could be seen as that, but I don't think it is that bad if you cut down to th

"is the minimum wage a regressive tax in disguise" Anything that increases prices could be seen as that, but I don't think it is that bad if you cut down to the necessities and you end up having a job at the higher minimum. This is just my intuition though. Worst case: prices go up and you are unemployed.