It may seem to be somewhat of a political oddity, but at this point the main barrier to passing a Democrat-sponsored bill to raise the minimum wage seems to be--of all people--Democrats.

FORBES: Minimum Wage Oddities

The 75% passing score on a literacy test was too high, and "minimum qualifications" required only passing scores in the 66%-to-70% range.

FORBES: Quota? What's That?