I would think politicians would need to understand economics considering they are making policy. Effectively, it is illegal for two consenting adults to agree

I would think politicians would need to understand economics considering they are making policy. Effectively, it is illegal for two consenting adults to agree to $19/hour in exchange for work. They can have sex, drink beer, smoke weed, and make a baby but determining between the two of them a value less than a Andrew Jackson is a crime. Does that seem right to you?