Its logical to raise minimum wage right along with the cost of living

The minimum wage is not meant to be for living off of; it’s for teenagers to get a sense of what working is like. If your job isn’t paying enough, go find another one—there are billions of jobs available. If you raise the minimum wage now, companies will just raise the prices of their products, which will make it even harder for poor people to afford things. It just ends up screwing over poor people and smaller businesses. Smaller businesses will not have enough money, and it does nothing but harm everyone. So, no, it shouldn’t be raised.