minimum what?

<>What is all this noise about raising the minimum wage . Here in Charlottesville va , we seem to be way ahead of the rest of the country by the wages we pay to our employes. The city council aware of the rising cost of living vote d a living wage to be mandatory in charlottesville and all the small businesses complied . the $8.00 an hour  was accepted. by the community @ large. The big corporations involved in the food business are not too happy with that change  as it is reflected  in the wages paid in the county. the fats ( sorry i meant fast ) food chains,  provider of “healthy and wonderful meals” seem to perpetuate  in other part of Virginia this habit of paying their personnel   low wages to be able to offer food at low prices to the public if you want to call that food. In charlottesville there is a very small group of restauranteurs who work hard @ giving the public great food .  Their prices are reasonnable if you take into account the quality and freshness of their product. they are part of what this city a world class city. let’s not take them for granted.