In the USA, wealthy companies have a big voice in politics too, and they don't want a higher minimum wage. Their voice comes not just in money paid to candidate

In the USA, wealthy companies have a big voice in politics too, and they don't want a higher minimum wage. Their voice comes not just in money paid to candidates, but they fund groups that play ads warning voters that higher minimum wage will cause higher unemployment and force companies into bankruptcy. McDonalds used to do this, but they've backed off recently: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/03/27/mcdonalds-says-its-done-lobbying-against-raising-minimum-wage/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/03/27/mcdonalds...