Re: Effects of raising minimum wages in USA

Nospam wrote:
Robert Kolker wrote:


RK, it is called economic coercion and it is the most widely used form of
coercion in the world. And indirectly it use the violence (in the form of
property laws) to enforce the power.

No one drew a gun on the nurses. They could have become prostitutes and
made a fair wage.


Like in Somalia, the "libertarian paradise". Now I see where libertarian ideology is headed toward.......


Libertarianism is at best a transitional ideology. Something like "MY FIRST PHILOSOPHY" by Kenner. It's OK for kids who are new to thinking, but the sharp ones quickly move on to more adult ideas.

MM
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