Minimum wage is a prime example of a policy being judged by intent rather than outcome. Those who advocate for it, amongst the citizenry, have the greatest of intentions, however, what actually transpires as a result of these intentions never meets the lofty goals of pay equality, poverty combatance, or the like. Politics and economics today are riddled with the short term and the seen. One cannot entirely blame the public for succumbing to such illusions, but folly remains folly whether accidental or purposeful. Intent means nothing when the consequence brings destruction.