Honestly, whenever I see the demand for a $15, or $17 minimum wage, I can never wrap my head around their thought process.
Here, have a chart for Minimum wage, adjusted for inflation.
While I would rather abolish the minimum wage, if you insist on having it, note that it was NEVER $15. In fact, despite people complaining that the fight for $15 minimum wage has gone on so long that $15 isn’t enough anymore, $15 would STILL be higher than ever before, and be the largest minimum wage spike ever.