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a wage laborer can choose an employer, but he cannot choose not to have one This here is the underlying problem. The free, competitive market does not have bar
by dhume 16y ago
a wage laborer can choose an employer, but he cannot choose not to have one
This here is the underlying problem. The free, competitive market does not have barriers to exit.
- hugh3 16y agoAnyone can start a business at any time. I'm not talking about an internet startup, I'm talking about a lawn-mowing business.
- datapimp 16y agoNot everyone can start a business though. A business has to have employees.
- hugh3 16y agoHuh? A one-man business is a business in my book. In any case if you start one you're no longer working for "wages".
- argv_empty 16y agoAnd the one man goes right back to needing someone to pay for his lawnmowing.
- hugh3 16y agoHuh? I quit my job. I buy a lawnmower (let us assume I planned that far ahead to save up enough money to buy a lawnmower). I knock on doors and say "Hey, I'll mow your lawn for ten dollars". I mow the damn lawns myself. I have a business. What's the problem here?
- argv_empty 16y agoThe "problem" is that you still need an employer. Calling yourself a business rather than an individual has not changed your situation. All you've done is exercise your capability to seek out other employers.