[Olog-hai]

I don’t think the gherkins were subsidized, but I could be wrong. The minimum wage is anti-market after all.

[aposiopetic]

Sure. But all risk is priced, and the pickle-maker is responsible for managing its own risks, including the risk that overbearing legislators will raise the minimum wage.

Consumer demand cannot be ignored. If consumers don't want to buy at the price the producer wants to charge, the producer can either lower its price, make something else instead, or throw in the towel. But the market speaks volumes.