The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #84801   Message #1576380
Posted By: beardedbruce
05-Oct-05 - 09:02 AM
Thread Name: BS: Hurricane Rita, Mother Nature, & FEMA
Subject: RE: BS: Hurricane Rita, Mother Nature, & FEMA
Ebbie,

I seem to be missing your point. HOW is rarelamb's statement false-


"because there is a minimum wage set by the government, the employers/businesses cannot afford to hire entry level workers, thus depriving the workers of work."

So business has unlimited capital, according to you?

"because of the minimum wage requrement and businesses' resultant reluctance or inability to afford them, the demand by the employers (not decreased worker demand) goes down, with the result that fewer workers are employed."

Seems obvious to me- if you can't afford to pay them, how can you pay them?