[grapehut]

That's fair, but would you also rather people unemployed than working for less than a living wage as well?

[AngryData]

Most definitely, slaving away at a dead end job not earning anything is sucking up tons of those employee's opportunities by keeping them unavailable.

[fergie]

The answer is yes. In a functioning modern capitalist economy, workers must be able to choose if and where they work.

A good way to think about this is to frame the question on yourself: should I be forced to work for less than a living wage? Should the state subsidise my employer in order for her to underpay me?

[kortilla]

> workers must be able to choose if and where they work.

Then why do you want to take that away from them?