Well, really this bill is being put forth as a political maneuver to help Sanders get votes in an upcoming presidential primary and perhaps slightly move the ov

Well, really this bill is being put forth as a political maneuver to help Sanders get votes in an upcoming presidential primary and perhaps slightly move the overton window on discussion of this topic. There is a zero percent chance that this bill will become law. That being said, I'm generally against the minimum wage for the same reason(1) (in a way this bill is a de-facto minimum wage increase from the perspective of employers). Wal-Mart shareholders shouldn't have a greater responsibility to pay for the social safety net than Google shareholders. 1. Though to be clear I think this bill is much worse due to the complexity of the implementation. At least a minimum wage is simple.