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Sure.  What I'm saying is that employment, so long as you are not forced into a job via some form, state or otherwise, of coercion (as in the case of a Soviet labor camp or something to that effect), is decided in negotiation between two parties: Labor (or the individual worker) and management (or the individual employer).  If labor does not wish to accept the terms of the employment, workers will not accept the position.  If management does not wish to accept the terms, it will not offer the position.

In the case of some small towns, few jobs exist to take, now that manufacturing plants have closed and the old jobs have been moved overseas.  Workers can take positions at (say) Wal-Mart, to continue with the example, if they're willing to accept low wages and a lack of decent benefits.  They are, however, not forced to do so.

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country.

by Drew J Jones (pedobear@pennstatefootball.com) on Wed Jan 25th, 2006 at 02:36:41 PM EST
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