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briandmyers · 3252 days ago · link · · parent · post: Out of all the Presidential candidates, only 1 pays their interns.
Having given it some thought, I do think it's unjust to exempt minimum wage due to disability. Let's assume a person's disability makes him 50% productive. He shouldn't be paid half because of that - he deserves a day's wages for a day's work. It's also not fair to expect an employer to bear the cost; in this case the ideal would be a State subsidy to the employer, matching wages at 50% each. This seems to me a good, fair, and valid use of tax dollars.