Debate: Libertarian Economist Wants to Do Away with Minimum Wage?

[thomhartmann]

The minimum wage is on the mind of workers everywhere as fast food workers, the service industry and others organize to raise the minimum and with prominent democrats front runners like Bernie Sanders behind them, the workers could succeed and get a $15 minimum wage....

But not everyone wants see workers earn a decent living, enough to survive or even buy groceries.

Charles Sauer a libertarian economist is actually opposed to raising the minimum wage and even wants to abolish the minimum wage all together.

Do you think the minimum wage should rise, stay the same or do you agree with Charles that it should be abolished?

[Roland99]

1. Libertarianism is a mental illness. Objectivism has no place in any society

Just look to all the successful libertarian countries:

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[safeinOhio]

2. I'm all for high minimum wage and

low maximum profits.

[Calculating]

3. Libertarians, anarchists, etc are all the same

They live in a world of dreams, ignorant to reality. I mean yeah, it sounds wonderful on paper. A world where nothing is regulated unless it's directly hurting somebody else.

[trev]

4. Of course a Libertarian wants to do away

with the minimum wage. What else is new?

Personally, I can't even get a 1-bedroom apartment on $15/hr. At least in my area, that's not a living wage.

If it helps someone else, though, I'm all for it.

[gratuitous]

5. Here's a question before we get started on the minimum wage

Should workers be allowed to combine their efforts and bargain collectively without interference from employers and without being forced to represent those who do not want to join a union? If not, why not? (The Constitution guarantees the right to free association, and forbids involuntary servitude.)