Did you really just claim causation as a result of minimum wage increases? You spouted a few numbers. What you have is correlation, not causation. You’ll need a ton more research and statistics than just what you provided to even remotely have a shot at proving causation.
We should be beyond leaving bruises and cuts (dozens of them in this case) when “teaching” our children right from wrong. I was spanked, and I spanked my children for a brief time myself, but never would I use an instrument, nor an instrument ever used on me.
Not this year…