Richard Berman has this op-ed in the Washington Times.  He begins with the proposition that an inflated minimum wage will cause some businesses to cut back on employees and cause others to move out of the District.

The associated reduced job opportunities will only exacerbate Washington's 45 percent unemployment rate among 16- to 24-year-olds without a high school diploma. (In some neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River, the most recently available data shows overall unemployment for 16- to 24-year-olds approaching 60 percent.)

The societal implications of so many young men out of work are broader than those associated with just losing out on a paycheck. As Voltaire explained, "Work keeps at bay three great evils: boredom, vice, and need." And vice is a pressing concern at the moment for policymakers and residents contending with a dramatic spike in violent crime.