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Why $10? Why not $0?
by TomGullen 4y ago
Why $10? Why not $0?
- anm89 4y agoWe already have a minimum wage of 0. Every person who has no job because of minimum wages gets the true minimum wage of zero. (note transfer payments are not a wage, I'm not saying they have zero access to money)
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- notch656a 4y agoAny job between 0 and minimum wage becomes either a 1099 job or a black market job. When people say $25 minimum wage, they really mean make sure anyone paid less is on the black market and has no protections.
- dredmorbius 4y agoThere are instances in which people pay to work --- "finders' fees", "placement", various assessments to supply tools, (mandatory) uniforms, station rental, etc. Involuntary servitude still exists, even in advanced countries, though it is illegal, usually as "white slavery", mostly immigrant sex workers. $0 is not the lower limit.
- ctdonath 4y ago$0 is the real minimum wage. If one cannot produce value commensurate with wages, the wages will end and alternative work solutions found.
- exabrial 4y agowhy not $250,000?