I do not see how anyone lives on minimum wage - even at the increased rate! It is ridiculous with everything else going up the way that it has...gas, food, etc. I realize it may hurt small business owners but the larger, greedy owners should try living on that amount for a change! Wilmington is one of the worst areas I have seen lately to exploit workers....wages in that area are crazy compared to other parts of the state. Take that tourism money and pay your permanent residents (the ones who support the tourism industry) what they deserve!