Quote Originally Posted by Rjk View Post
of course we allow business to pay less.

there are people in this country who work full time, sometimes more than one job but still require help from the government to get by.
this is effectively subsidising the businesses to allow them to pay a wage that is less than what is required to live on.
isn't this chicken and egg. Business having only so much they can pay staff because they have to pay up to half of all cash received in taxes. Lower taxes will mean more money available to pay staff. The more you tax business, the more business will look to pay lower wages.