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Old 08-09-2013, 12:38 PM
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I don't know if anyone has suggested this yet but I would like to see "minimum wage" abolished.

When I was a young man I wanted a job very badly. I applied for a job as a helper in an automotive paint/repair shop. I was told they were looking for someone with experience. Minimum wage was about $1.25 at that time. I told the owner I would work for .75 cents per hour just to gain some skills. And he said, "I can't do that, that's against the law."

Why should there be a law that stands between business owners and prospective employees? Let there be FREE markets!!! Stop dictating wages and let supply and demand work the way it should. More unskilled people would be hired and trained.

Last edited by Villages PL; 08-09-2013 at 01:13 PM.