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ck2today at 7:41 PM3 repliesview on HN

in the US it protects the corporations so they don't have to pay a living wage

* https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/07/22/amazon-gi...


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amazingamazingtoday at 7:46 PM

Given that you cannot force someone to hire anyone at a given wage what is the solution?

At best all you can say is that if you decide to hire, it cannot be lower than some minimum, but often this results in no job at all.

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3748949494today at 7:46 PM

Is that why wages in the US are double those in europe or more

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irishcoffeetoday at 7:53 PM

It seems a little bit cherry-picked that you selected an article about people on food stamps and federal aid during a global pandemic, which saw absolutely massive amounts of people lose their jobs.

Doesn’t feel objective.