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But it is. This the the same argument against minimum wage. It's just wrong. The government should absolutely set a floor on wages and discrimination. There must be a standard to minimize friction. It's just not something that anyone can do by themselves.

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Discrimination was the actually historical basis for the US introducing a minimum wage. There’s available testimony from congress that show that the intention was to push women, blacks, and immigrants out of the workforce.

I think it is totally within the bounds of reasonable discourse to discuss if minimum wage laws achieve their stated goals.

There shouldn't be a minimum wage. It's essentially enforced unemployment for the low skilled.

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