And, if you'd care to check, you'll see that there's absolutey no authority in the Constitution for the Congress to interfere in private sector wage scales.
I agree with most of your other statements, but I have to take issue with this one.
Article I, Section 8-Powers Granted to Congress
1.Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and
provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States, but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.
Although this power pertains mostly to taxes it also implies the power to provide for the
general welfare. At the time the minimum wage law was passed, workers needed this kind of government action to make wages that were actually sufficient to support thier family. If we removed the law, we might see a resurgance in un-sufficient wages, though this is unlikely. However, it remains true that providing for the security of workers lively-hoods does qualify as providing for the
general welfare.
As proof that Congress can pass minimum wage laws to carry out it's power to provide for the
general welfare I submit the following.
Article I, Section 8- Powers Granted to Congress
18-To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper
for carrying into execution the foregoing powers and all other powers granted by this Constitution in the Government of the United Statees, or any Department or officer thereof.
This excerpt reinforces my point my indicating that Congress can pass laws to provide for the
general welfare as that is one of the powers granted in the first excerpted section.