| > and who defines what that is? In Australia in the past there was a national industrial court that did this. In Germany regular courts did something similar. Courts are expensive, so why not use a computer program from MIT: http://livingwage.mit.edu > most of the Wal-Mart jobs would not exist at all if they were forced to pay an artificially high wage to their employees People would still buy things. Something like this happens: > With minimum wage laws, the increased costs are passed to employers who in turn charge consumers higher prices if possible. Faced with higher prices, consumers purchase fewer goods thus leading to a redistribution .... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_wage#Impact > forced to pay an artificially high wage And who says the wage is artificially high? Maybe it would be the market rate if market power was more equal. |