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To: RMF who wrote (46375)	6/22/2013 7:14:28 PM
From: i-node	3 Recommendations Recommended By Brumar89 longnshort TopCat Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 85487

>> I didn't SAY Walmart workers should expect great wages, just fair treatment as employees... What is fair is if someone inquires about a job and is told it pays $10/hour, they have every right to say, "That's not enough. I'll keep looking." What is UNFAIR is to say to the employer, "If you want to hire a person you MUST pay him $12/hour." It is unfair to the employer, because the job may not be worth $12/hour. And it is unfair to the employee, because he may prefer having a job at $10/hour rather than no job at all. If an employee isn't worth $12/hour, he is committed to a life of unemployment with no chance for learning skills that may enable him to be worth $12/hour someday. Those who are hit hardest are those who are uneducated and unskilled. The government effectively guarantees them a life of poverty by demanding that employers pay them more than their value. As of now, employers still cannot be required by government to hire people they don't perceive to provide value to their organization. Employers simply choose not to hire.