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I disagree: the right thing is to let the minimum income be the minimum income, regardless of employment [0], and let market value of labor set wages.

[0] But wages should always be on top of minimum income, because otherwise there is a range at the bottom with no marginal incentive to do economically valuable work.



Before the minimum wage was introduced the market didn't do a very good job of ensuring workers had a livable income.




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