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Re:Working fewer hours would make us more productive by viewer5 on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @10:53AM (#10843842)
That's exactly why. Because minimum wage puts a floor on the 'bottom' that's being raced to. Otherwise, people would be earning considerably less than the current minimum wage, because the 'bottom' would be even lower.
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Re:Working fewer hours would make us more productive by icebraining on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @10:58AM (#10843873)
The question was sarcastic (poor form, I know). More than 90% of workers earn above minimum wage, despite this supposedly inevitable race to the bottom.
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Re:Working fewer hours would make us more productive by agsamek on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @12:45PM (#10844681)
Check out how many earn more than 150% of the minimum wage. Otherwise it's still minimum wage driven.
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Re:Working fewer hours would make us more productive by icebraining on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @01:04PM (#10844800)
Or maybe the minimum wage is driven by real wages. Or maybe they're both by a common factor - like inflation.
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Re:Working fewer hours would make us more productive by Drdrdrq on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @02:09PM (#10845221)
Hmmm... I would say 100% of workers should earn above minimum wage, that's the whole point of the law. Right?
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Re:Working fewer hours would make us more productive by icebraining on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @02:44PM (#10845482)
Well, the point of the law is to have all workers earning at least minimum wage, not necessarily above.
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