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Why is it the employer's responsibility to provide a living wage?

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Why is it the employer's responsibility to provide a living wage?
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RE: Why is it the employer's responsibility to provide a living wage?
May 11, 2014 at 8:00 am (This post was last modified: May 11, 2014 at 8:00 am by LostLocke.)
(May 10, 2014 at 5:08 pm)Heywood Wrote:
(May 10, 2014 at 9:46 am)LostLocke Wrote: So, if from this point forward, all private business decided they were going to pay their employees $1 an hour for their work, that would be ok?
If not, why not?
I mean, the business is just providing the nut.

Business would not do that(unless their was some massive deflation). The couldn't attract enough employees.
They wouldn't need to.
If all businesses are paying $1 an hour, your choice is to work for that or not work.
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RE: Why is it the employer's responsibility to provide a living wage? - by LostLocke - May 11, 2014 at 8:00 am

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