What could be the consequences of a $15.00 minimum hourly wage?

Following are the current federal poverty guidelines. 

  

Given these guidelines in some measure are reflective of the minimum wage, should we assume that if the minimum wage goes from $7.25 to $15.00 that the proverty guideline for a single person will increase by the same percentage or to $24,219? These guidelines are used for most federal entitlement and support programs. 

Now I realize there is not an absolute relationship between the minimum wage and poverty guidelines, but surely there will or should be an impact. On the other hand a full-time minimum wage worker earns $15,080 today still above the proverty guideline. 

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