>And yet it is stubbornly hanging in as employers try ever more intricate ways to avoid having that cost bump. Innovation is a thing. If your business model d

>And yet it is stubbornly hanging in as employers try ever more intricate ways to avoid having that cost bump. Innovation is a thing. If your business model depends on low labor costs, then ultimately, your business model depends on having a perpetual economic recession to suppress wages. Or Pinkertons to just shoot anyone demanding more money. When the economy is actually growing, don't shoot everyone in the foot to keep your costs down. Just pay more money and innovate. And if you can't, go bankrupt. Such is life on the free market.