>However, if they were forced to pay more taxes and therefore paid less to their employees/hired less... This isn't a given, and most companies would rather pa

>However, if they were forced to pay more taxes and therefore paid less to their employees/hired less... This isn't a given, and most companies would rather pay the taxes and see less profit, than sabotage their labor and fold even quicker. If it's a blanket policy, I imagine you'll see an initial market shock, and then things will go back to normal. And that's all the people in charge really care about. Pay won't change because it's a supply/demand issue, or so I'm told.