[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Yes slavery was indeed abolished. How does me arguing that the free market should dictate wages have anything to do with slavery? You socialists all think the same way. If I as a free man decide to work for $2.00 per hour, that is between me and the employer. Why is it any of your business? Laws come and go, and just because something is the law does not mean it is right. Laws should only protect the private property rights of citizens. We are all grown up and can make our own free choices when it comes to work. But, let me guess, you know better than the average person and you should be able to dictate whatever arbitrary rules you want to impose?

[sweetliberty]

"Laws come and go, and just because something is the law does not mean it is right."

Then I take that to mean that you think it is alright to ignore the laws if they don't suit you. After all, if your neighbor wants to run prostitutes out of his house and the girls are willing to work for $5 a day, hey, what business is that of yours?

I wasn't suggesting that the laws are always right, but they are often necessary. Why would anybody work for $2 an hour when they can make more on welfare? Do you think people should be forced to live 15-20 in a small house to be able to pay the rent? Apparently you're one of those people who is okay with having wages driven down for the whole country, especially poorer Americans who lack skills, just as long as you can exploit the "free market" and hire Pedro and his 15 cousins for the same as you would have to pay 2 Americans, not to mention exploiting the dignity of those who work at a rate that will barely feed an American dog, but who cares, just as long as YOU get to reap the benefits, right? That is exactly the attitude that created this monster.

[sweetliberty]

Good discussion ping.