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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
What is the difference between saying this to a small business owner with small margins and saying to someone who is a low wage earner or unemployed "If you can't find a job that earns a living wage, you are a bad labor market participant. You're bad at it and shouldn't have a job. You're not entitled to earnings."?
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There’s only a finite number of jobs and people need money to live, a business owner isn’t required to pay more than the bare minimum. If the reality were that every employer that pays minimum wage couldn’t possibly afford to pay more you might have a point, but we all know that’s simply not the case. The system in the states is currently designed to allow employers to exploit workers with impunity.