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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (9755)2/6/2017 7:38:25 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Respond to of 362416
 
Same King Jim that wrote the Bible?

As the centuries passed, the justices of the peace charged with setting maximum wages appear to have begun setting formal minimum wages as well, though the evidence is fragmentary. Nonetheless, the practice eventually gained statutory recognition with the passage of an "Act Fixing a Minimum Wage," issued in 1604 during the reign of James I and aimed at workers in the textile industry.





How the Black Death Spawned the Minimum Wagehttps://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2013-09-05/how-the-black-death-spawned-the-minimum-wage



To: Wharf Rat who wrote (9755)2/6/2017 7:47:23 PM
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Same thing.


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