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Troubleshooter · 05-18-2005, 01:48 PM

A point was brought up the other day, and I don't recall seeing it mentioned here yet.

It's not that there are jobs that people won't do, it's just that there are some wages that people won't work for.

In a country where 50 bucks will pay your bills for a month, 2 dollars an hour is wonderful. Living 20 people in a trailer, and there are whole parks of them here, allows you to send 90% of your money back to Mexico.

Paying 2 dollars an hour removes any motivation for a company to pay competitive wages, even after fines. All you have to do is target the companies and the problem will solve itself for the most part.

05-18-2005, 01:48 PM	#30
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	A point was brought up the other day, and I don't recall seeing it mentioned here yet. It's not that there are jobs that people won't do, it's just that there are some wages that people won't work for. In a country where 50 bucks will pay your bills for a month, 2 dollars an hour is wonderful. Living 20 people in a trailer, and there are whole parks of them here, allows you to send 90% of your money back to Mexico. Paying 2 dollars an hour removes any motivation for a company to pay competitive wages, even after fines. All you have to do is target the companies and the problem will solve itself for the most part. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle