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> People are free to make agreements if they want to, just as employees are free to not work for them. No, they're not. This is anti-competitive wage suppressi
by doktrin 13y ago
> People are free to make agreements if they want to, just as employees are free to not work for them.
No, they're not. This is anti-competitive wage suppression. It's illegal.
> Are you free to use the power of the state to try an boost your salary? I don't think you should be able to do that. But apparently many people do.
Pretty sure that's illegal too.
- n09n 13y agoYou're pretty sure raising the minimum wage is illegal?
- doktrin 13y agoThe original statement clearly implied government corruption. After all, those raising the minimum wage don't earn it themselves. Thus, they're not "using the power of the state to boost their salary".
- stretchwithme 13y agoWhat I was referring to was trying to prevent people from making agreements that make it easier to keep their employees. Putting a stop to that would be using the state as a way to make more money. And, yes, those lobbying for something are a different group than those approving. But I bet if I lobby for something you don't like that gets implemented, I'd be responsible for it, if not wholly responsible.
- stretchwithme 13y agoI wasn't arguing that its legal. I merely argued that there's nothing immoral about it. No rights to do anything are being violated. People are just agreeing to not exercise their rights. And rights are not duties. We can exercise them or not. Just because people are wildly successfully and in charge doesn't take away their basic rights, even if you don't like the outcome. Everybody is still free to work with whoever will agree to work with them. There is no right to coerce others to do what we would prefer.