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surrealAmerican

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14. On your point #2:

Reply to in venere veritas (Reply #10)

Fri Feb 17, 2012, 07:27 PM

Feb 2012

Companies only "compete" for labor when labor is in short supply. When there are more unemployed workers than there are jobs (like now), workers compete for jobs, driving wages down.

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What would be a strong academic argument [View all] in venere veritas Feb 2012 OP

That fascist sympathizer, Henry Ford. WingDinger Feb 2012 #1

I will have to use this one in venere veritas Feb 2012 #6

It is a a race to the bottom. As it is, the minimum wage is morningfog Feb 2012 #2

His argument is in venere veritas Feb 2012 #4

If one is arguing to abolish minimum wage, it is disingenuous to use morningfog Feb 2012 #7

I greatly appreciate your help in venere veritas Feb 2012 #11

He's wrong right off...where does he get his "facts" that employers joeybee12 Feb 2012 #16

He trys to argue that "fact"(as in right-wing reality) in venere veritas Feb 2012 #19

I don't think that this is an argument against minimum wage. Boojatta Feb 2012 #22

My assumption is that he in venere veritas Feb 2012 #28

It is not a natural law that the economy will cthulu2016 Feb 2012 #3

Personally in venere veritas Feb 2012 #5

Good point! Boojatta Feb 2012 #24

Several bongbong Feb 2012 #8

Unrelated, but I noticed your avatar is Oklahoma in venere veritas Feb 2012 #10

On your point #2: surrealAmerican Feb 2012 #14

This is someone elses arguement and I do not remember who but there has never been a libertarian jwirr Feb 2012 #15

Get educated bongbong Feb 2012 #21

Yeah in venere veritas Feb 2012 #25

Re "monopoly laws will prevent that" Boojatta Feb 2012 #23

I'm not exactly sure in venere veritas Feb 2012 #26

The economic prosperity of the high-wage high-tax 1950s vs. Bruce Wayne Feb 2012 #9

I like that second one in venere veritas Feb 2012 #12

check this out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage spooky3 Feb 2012 #13

I'd just give the libertarian the finger and walk away. MineralMan Feb 2012 #17

+1 renie408 Feb 2012 #18

lol. is there a weak argument to defend the minimum wage? La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2012 #20

people have to eat. spanone Feb 2012 #27