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To: mcg404 who wrote (8119)	1/15/2003 2:11:02 PM
From: GraceZ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

I think even the worst knee-jerk liberal expects companies to act in their own behalf. I don't know, I've argued with more than one person who thought that companies should pay a "living wage" regardless of whether or not the market value of the job merited that pay level. Irrational? Not sure I see why. However, if you simply mean it isn't going to happen, then I'd agree with you (at least in the short/intermediate term). Do you think it is rational to think that the government is able to pass laws that keep jobs in the US regardless of the disparity in employment costs with other countries? There are plenty of examples where governments have tried this, over time they all fail even while they appear to work in the short run.