The experiment has been

[The-Shoveler]

The experiment has been already been done

http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-02-21/where-a-higher-minimum-wage-hasn-t-killed-jobs

Washington state, for example, has the nation’s highest rate, $9.32 an hour. Despite dire predictions that increases would cripple job growth and boost unemployment, this isn’t what happened.