Hey great post I think the problem business owners face is not just the communist inspired $15 minimum wage but also the workers in Seattle who think mass murder and other inhumane byproducts of communist thought are actually fashionable. Those twats actually have a statue of Lenin that was shipped over from one of the Soviet block states and was put up for permanent public viewing in the Freemont area. Do you think these flea bag turds make good employees? I promise you they are taking full advantage of breaks, sick days, holidays, and any other way they can get out of being productive and helpful to a business. Yes Seattle has a law that forces all businesses to provide paid sick days for even part time employees.
That being said, I think any employer who cannot pay their employees at least $15 an hour need to quit trying to run a business and need to go back to being an employee themselves. However I do not think this wage requirement needs to be law.
Another huge factor is the surge the numbers food trucks. These are not roach coaches but are high quality food trucks. Just go to the Amazon campus any weekday and those food trucks are EVERYWHERE and have amazing food that is often prepared by the actual owner of the food truck.