[Alberta's Child]

Name any country in the world where you don't pay more than a dollar to anyone for a dollar's worth of work?

In case you haven't noticed, all these countries where employers pay more than a dollar for a dollar's worth of work are filled with people complaining that there aren't enough jobs.

Before the First World War, it was considered normal for an employer to pay his workers no more than the raw cost of those workers' labor. I find it interesting (and it's no coincidence) that you never saw people clamoring for "jobs" at presidential campaign appearances before that time, either.

[samuel_adams_us]

That's funny, my father was in the Army Air Corp during WWII, stationed in Papua New Guinea, and he made is salary plus he received free medical and dental, still does today, so for every dollar they paid him, he received benefits with that dollar, guess they were free right???

[harpseal]

Before the First World War, it was considered normal for an employer to pay his workers no more than the raw cost of those workers' labor. I find it interesting (and it's no coincidence) that you never saw people clamoring for "jobs" at presidential campaign appearances before that time, either.

It depended upon the job actually. Labor Unions had been declared a violation of the anti-trust laws. But despite this Hebry Ford pioneered paying awage to his employees sufficient that they could buy his products. that was perhaps his true genius. might I strongly suggest if you want the conditions where you can pay your employees only the raw cost of your labor you migrate to China and not expect to sell your product in teh USA without duties levied.