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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
I'll take that class if you agree to eliminate minimum wage laws that cause employers to be unable to pay the value offered by the employee.
Put differently, you're assuming that the jobs filled by many illegal immigrants would, absent that labor pool, be economically viable jobs from an employer perspective at the current minimum wage or market-clearing wage (if higher). I think neither is the case.
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A good place to start fixing wage issues is to also stop the "lock-step" tradition present in many businesses. People should be paid individually, based on what they negotiate and bring to the table. There should not be cost of living increases or guarantees of certain wages at certain rungs on the ladder.
Think of how much law firms could save.
