Raising the Minimum Wage -- What should the US do?

Our first discussion is going to be about a hot domestic issue: The minimum wage.  There are some pretty fierce debates going on whether the minimum wage is woefully low for people to live on or is simply the rate that it needs to be for business to be successful.

Some people see it like this:

While others see it as: 

YESTERDAY, 430 protestors around the country were arrested while protesting the low wages at fast food companies. 

Let's do a little background reading and then discuss the pros and cons of this very current issue!