>In Singapore for instance it seemed rare for somebody to take more than a week or two to find work. It took me a LONG time, and the work I ultimately found wa

>In Singapore for instance it seemed rare for somebody to take more than a week or two to find work. It took me a LONG time, and the work I ultimately found was much lower paid than it would be in Australia, the US or Europe. Singapore is a perfect example of what happens if you have no minimum wage. The majority of the country's wealth gets diverted towards profits. Wages all around are lower. The only reason it doesn't cause massive social instability in SG is because the government keeps housing, health care and education affordable by rigid price fixing.