I'm talking about companies with difficulty hiring enough employees. Almost never are these the jobs close to a reasonable poverty standard. So minimum wage is

I'm talking about companies with difficulty hiring enough employees. Almost never are these the jobs close to a reasonable poverty standard. So minimum wage is an entirely different topic. Increasing minimum wage will not solve any hiring problems, it only bolsters negotiation power for those at the bottom. Which is a good thing, but no solution to the stated problem.