Because both parties are owned by oligarchs who would lose money if that happened.
Minimum wage hikes chew through profits and profits are pretty much the #1 legislative priority because that's the primary concern of those doing the campaign financing.
Same reason gun control wont happen no matter how many people get killed - ultimately its because gun manufacturers would lose money.
American politics is the art of trying to shape public opinion just enough to be compatible with the desires of campaign financers.
Minimum wage hikes chew through profits and profits are pretty much the #1 legislative priority because that's the primary concern of those doing the campaign financing.
Same reason gun control wont happen no matter how many people get killed - ultimately its because gun manufacturers would lose money.
American politics is the art of trying to shape public opinion just enough to be compatible with the desires of campaign financers.