>They already do this. Not according to the article. >Vail Resorts; owner of Breckenridge, Keystone, Vail, Beaver Creek, and Heavenly is a the only large empl

>They already do this. Not according to the article. >Vail Resorts; owner of Breckenridge, Keystone, Vail, Beaver Creek, and Heavenly is a the only large employeer in most of these towns. They have a high degree of local political influence and like to leverage the fact that they provide low cost housing (about 1/3 of market prices) so they can exploit their employees more efficiently. In that case market forces will act much more quickly. As soon as people stop deciding to work as slaves, instantly Vail Resorts will do something about it. There's no incentive for them to do anything while they still have the cheap labour.