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Originally Posted by bullseyebarb
Couldn't agree more. Wages are a function of the free market, not government mandates. No matter where I worked, I made a point of making myself invaluable to my employer and was always rewarded for my efforts. Government mandates most often result in layoffs.
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You are in the fortunate position of probably being sought by many villages.
Not everyone, particularly in a free market economy, is so lucky.
That's why trade unions were founded, and latterly employment laws introduced, to protect those who otherwise could be easily replaced by unscupolous employers, if they didn't agree to work for a pittance.