> Because they will need to hire more hourly workers. I think this is absolute rounding error on the number of additional hourly workers needed. Yes, a reason

> Because they will need to hire more hourly workers. I think this is absolute rounding error on the number of additional hourly workers needed. Yes, a reasonable percentage of salaried workers in low wage industries are exploited as you describe. In turn, with an hourly wage, they'll work a small percentage fewer hours.