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Originally Posted by jacksquat
mcd's, plant sweeper...$18/hr (wouldn't do anything for less)
nursing home nurse...$22/hr (triple that if it requires poopy ass wiping)
game warden...$75k/yr
flght att. or pilot...$100k to $125k/yr
fbi agt...$150K/yr
prez...$1miillion/yr
ceo or board member $1million+
toy manufacturer???
Thanks for posting but the point is everyone has a price. Minimum wage is not needed in your economy because you would not accept any job less than $18. All wages are relative, thus wages for jobs might drop, but so would prices. Thus, to deny one a job who wants to earn less than minimum wage hurts those that want to work for less than minimum wage. A union only serves one purpose to protect the workers of the union at the expense of employees that want to get into that business.
Thus, the union probably denied you the opportunity to work as plant sweeper and possibly pilot. I am surprised you didn't say $15 per hr for president or CEO, to me I would much rather have that job than McDonalds worker.
Everyone has a price and the invisible hand will automatically set wages for any position. The wages of these positions will be fair or perfect. In a free economy, many jobs like FBI agent, CEO, pilot might actually fall below flight attendant, nursing home worker, and McDonalds worker as they are more prestigious and don't require abuse by obnoxious guests.
So in today's economy every job should be open. But, they are not! They are protected. Good jobs or overpaid jobs are protected and bad jobs are not. The unemployed would rather just watch tv than accept a wage they feel is below their minimum. Unemployment insurance only adds to your $18/hr wage requirement.