I do mind the inflation that we've been experiencing, but you're ascribing it to the wrong source. Inflation doesn't rise because companies raise their prices, inflation rises when the amount of fiat currency in circulation rises. This happened when biden started passing out thousands of dollars to anyone who put a hand out. A company raises prices and consumers decide if it's worth their limited resources to purchase. Inflation rises when consumers have more cash on hand with no more work required for it.
Minimum wage shouldn't be tied to cost of living, these are starter jobs not careers. Minimum wage shouldn't be a thing period. Flippin burgers at McDonalds is more of OJT to learn work ethic, from there you move on to a job where you put that work ethic to use.Your real job starts when you decide what your career path is. Are you going into a trade then you get an apprentice position until you're a journeyman, are you going into business then you get a position within a business and learn from the ground up, while taking business courses. Are you going into the food industry, you get a job at a restaurant. It may start as a dishwasher, then a sous chef/line cook...There are ways around these steps, the way I did it was vocational school and then the military and I found it to be perfect for me.
Now my flapping gums have proved this point as well as yours have disproved it. I've told you that the data's incomplete therefore the conclusion is wrong, you've said I believe whatever the government tells me