The Minimum Wage

While I'm far less qualified than Peter to comment on this, George Will's take on the subject in today's WaPo didn't sit well with me:

But the minimum wage should be the same everywhere: $0. Labor is a commodity; governments make messes when they decree commodities' prices.

As Kevin Drum points out, "this, in a nutshell, is the core problem with conservative economics: it views workers as commodities. Naturally it follows from this that we should be free to treat workers like commodities, rather than as human beings." Any thoughts Pete?

Posted by Kingston