> The whole point of civilization is to help people Sorry, what? I mean, helping people is nice, but that's a very sweeping hippie sort of claim. I suppose y

> The whole point of civilization is to help people Sorry, what? I mean, helping people is nice, but that's a very sweeping hippie sort of claim. I suppose you could say trade helps people, but that is a side effect of trade, not necessarily the point. Also, minimum wages often 'hurt' the very people they were designed to help.