tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16691733.post117011537639830810..comments2023-10-24T08:33:10.354-04:00Comments on Reformed Leftist (& Friends): Minimum Wage Increase Is Good for BusinessPaul Huehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01276182482853030605noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16691733.post-47931655802643205232007-02-01T13:48:00.000-05:002007-02-01T13:48:00.000-05:00Nadir: How do you know that some of your previous ...Nadir: How do you know that some of your previous bandmembers didn't quit because they felt that you didn't pay them enough?<br /><br />Imagine you created a law requiring filmmakers to pay a minimum of $2,000 to score a film, but they could only afford $1,000, and you were willing to write the score for $1,000. According to your law, neither you nor the filmmaker would get what you both mutuallyPaul Huehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276182482853030605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16691733.post-83620754964044142312007-02-01T00:06:00.000-05:002007-02-01T00:06:00.000-05:00Nadir: *You* think that you pay your mucians enoug...Nadir: *You* think that you pay your mucians enough; but what if some other "activist" or government rep decided otherwise? How can you be sure that *you* pay *your* employees enough/fairly, but that other employees don't? Since you and your employees are free to arrive at mutually agreeable terms, why not all employees?Paul Huehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276182482853030605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16691733.post-1170199547347526312007-01-30T18:25:00.000-05:002007-01-30T18:25:00.000-05:00I pay my band at least a minimum wage. I'd like t...I pay my band at least a minimum wage. I'd like to pay them more, but clubs don't pay me more.<BR/><BR/>The market dictates the wages I am allowed to pay quite a bit, which is why I have been doing more solo shows. My labor struggles in the past have come from employees dictating wages that were higher than the market rate, so they were fired.<BR/><BR/>But this isn't an argument against a Nadirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00674871983955369648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16691733.post-1170174087513765392007-01-30T11:21:00.000-05:002007-01-30T11:21:00.000-05:00All of these capitalist advocates of minimum wages...All of these capitalist advocates of minimum wages you cite here, Nadir, already pay higher than the minimum wage. Why do they want the government to intrude on their business and those of their competitors and suppliers to dictate wages?<BR/><BR/>What these advocates have accomplished here is present a great case for businesses paying their employees well. ... by their own choice. These guys Paul Huehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276182482853030605noreply@blogger.com