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Except that in one case you're talking about companies and in the other about people. I have no problems with companies dying, but I have moral reservations abo
by pg314 9y ago
Except that in one case you're talking about companies and in the other about people. I have no problems with companies dying, but I have moral reservations about people dying. The free market has no such qualms, it will happily set wages at a level where people can't survive.
- eru 9y agoA minimum wage forbids companies from hiring workers.. What you are arguing for is a welfare state. As an example, modern Germany had a long tradition of welfare state combined with no minimum wage.
- Fnoord 9y ago> As an example, modern Germany had a long tradition of welfare state combined with no minimum wage Welfare state as in? Having social benefits and minimum wage is not mutually exclusive. Furthermore according to Wikipedia [1] the minimum wage in Germany is 8.84 EUR. You might say, "that's Wikipedia, that's no reliable source!" No sweat, go click the link first. For this specific information (minimum wage in Germany) they provide links to an English AND German source. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minimum_wages_by_country https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minimum_wages_by_count...
- eru 9y agoExactly. There are two independent choices. Yes, Germany has a minimum wage now. It's fairly recent. Hence my careful wording that Germany "had" a tradition, not "has" a tradition.