So every profession and job is fair wage in today's marketplace?Originally posted by: glenn1
Any wage agreed to by an employer and employee absent coercion or misrepresentation is a fair wage. Anyone who says otherwise is simply trying to impose their judgement over that of the two parties actually involved.
Originally posted by: Todd33
I think two blow pops a day for kids working in a coal mine is fair.
Originally posted by: glenn1
Any wage agreed to by an employer and employee absent coercion or misrepresentation is a fair wage. Anyone who says otherwise is simply trying to impose their judgement over that of the two parties actually involved.
Originally posted by: glenn1
Any wage agreed to by an employer and employee absent coercion or misrepresentation is a fair wage. Anyone who says otherwise is simply trying to impose their judgement over that of the two parties actually involved.
So every profession and job is fair wage in today's marketplace?
Originally posted by: Stunt
So every profession and job is fair wage in today's marketplace?Originally posted by: glenn1
Any wage agreed to by an employer and employee absent coercion or misrepresentation is a fair wage. Anyone who says otherwise is simply trying to impose their judgement over that of the two parties actually involved.
Originally posted by: mylok
Originally posted by: Stunt
So every profession and job is fair wage in today's marketplace?Originally posted by: glenn1
Any wage agreed to by an employer and employee absent coercion or misrepresentation is a fair wage. Anyone who says otherwise is simply trying to impose their judgement over that of the two parties actually involved.
it would be except for one problem, our system is broken by the mass amount of un-documented workers (illegal aliens). yes i am a liberal that believes you have to be here legally to work. employers know they will take a lower wage and the workers are glad to take it (compared to what they would get in their home country). if this was fixed our system would work just fine.
What does that have to do with the concept of a 'fair' wage?
We are not defining fair and wages are very much intertwined with political issues.Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
actually this thread belongs in...off topic...
This is niether news nor politics....
Everybody knows you cannot define the word fair..
whats fair to you might not be fair to somebody else..
off topic..
Originally posted by: Stunt
What is fair wage?
Whatever someone is already paid
How are wages determined now?
By the market
How should wages be determined?
By the market
Are there professions which are over/under paid?
No.
I will give my take in due time.
Originally posted by: glenn1
Any wage agreed to by an employer and employee absent coercion or misrepresentation is a fair wage. Anyone who says otherwise is simply trying to impose their judgement over that of the two parties actually involved.
How bout when organizations restrict the free market in the cases of lawyers and doctors?Originally posted by: zendari
Originally posted by: Stunt
What is fair wage?
Whatever someone is already paid
How are wages determined now?
By the market
How should wages be determined?
By the market
Are there professions which are over/under paid?
No.
I will give my take in due time.
What is fair wage?
A wage that reflects the amount of time, energy (both mental and physical), and spirit spent doing the labor.
I noticed that you removed coercion from establishing a fair wage. How is it any different if an employer say work for 3 apples a day or get shoot then a starving person getting told take the job for 3 apples a day or die. Why is one wage fair and the other not when in both cases the threat of death is held over the workers head.
Originally posted by: Stunt
How bout when organizations restrict the free market in the cases of lawyers and doctors?Originally posted by: zendari
Originally posted by: Stunt
What is fair wage?
Whatever someone is already paid
How are wages determined now?
By the market
How should wages be determined?
By the market
Are there professions which are over/under paid?
No.
I will give my take in due time.
How bout strong unions making huge wages and legacy costs companies cannot pay for?
Still fair zendari?, you are giving simple answers to a complex issue.
With regards to lawyers and doctors, they have limited enrollment with far more applicants than those accepted; even though the people are qualified for the position.Originally posted by: zendari
Lawyers, almost by definition, do their work taking advantage of government interventions in the free market, which is essentially what a law is. I am not sure what you are referring to with doctors.
Capital can organize to form a corporation. Labor is free to organize to form a union, and the company is free to decide whether to contract with them.
I am not so arrogant to believe I can override the free market's proven distribution of wealth and resources with my arbitrary figuring.
I find it odd you think everyone is receiving fair pay; what about Micheal Moore?
Originally posted by: Stunt
With regards to lawyers and doctors, they have limited enrollment with far more applicants than those accepted; even though the people are qualified for the position.Originally posted by: zendari
Lawyers, almost by definition, do their work taking advantage of government interventions in the free market, which is essentially what a law is. I am not sure what you are referring to with doctors.
Capital can organize to form a corporation. Labor is free to organize to form a union, and the company is free to decide whether to contract with them.
I am not so arrogant to believe I can override the free market's proven distribution of wealth and resources with my arbitrary figuring.
The free markets are not determining these wages as supplies are limited on purpose to keep wages high.
I find it odd you think everyone is receiving fair pay; what about Micheal Moore?![]()