tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954728584544867895.post5101728543029503851..comments2023-11-05T22:01:39.179+10:00Comments on SOSaipan: What's your prevailing wage?KAPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15541898442936527367noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954728584544867895.post-69665366524985320962008-11-14T09:40:00.000+10:002008-11-14T09:40:00.000+10:00I don't pretend to have the answer, but the questi...I don't pretend to have the answer, but the question has been on my mind for a long time.<BR/><BR/>Guam? Government salaries? Time's running short.<BR/><BR/>This seems likely to have a greater effect than the number of bodies brought in <I>or</I> the minimum wage.KAPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15541898442936527367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954728584544867895.post-84101026082283636792008-11-14T09:09:00.000+10:002008-11-14T09:09:00.000+10:00We've had artificially depressed wages because of ...We've had artificially depressed wages because of our unfair labor system for so long we don't actually have "prevailing" wages here! That's the problem.<BR/><BR/>Years ago I thought that we should just take the US prevailing wage (pick any small community) and then multiply by the fraction our minimum wage is of the US's. I wanted to see an end to $3.05 for colleged educated accountants and such! But that was a long time ago, no ever listens to me anyway (and I acknowledge there are many good reasons for that!), and it was before blogging ...Saipan Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10030098267460841286noreply@blogger.com