On 9-Sep-2010, bpuharic wrote:

OK, I agree with you - your elected government should control your wages
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how much should you be paid? How much should you pay for an automobile,
a
toaster, cheap wine and lottery tickets?

uh no. the govt has been gutted WRT worker rights. few countries in
the western world are as anti-labor as the US.

companies and their stockholders control wages. stockholders aren't
middle class.

You've been touting "the government" to control wages and "get" you a raise.
Employers control wages, based on supply and demand. If it's not the
company, and not the government, then who? C'mon, it's your premise.