Low-wage economy increases the welfare bill

Ralph Nadar, the American consumer rights activist, believes that there are issues on which both left and right can unite to make the world a better place. One issue of concern is protection of civil liberties. Another is a fair minimum wage.

A fair minimum wage ensures that workers can live. The worker isn’t dependent on the state to survive.

A fair minimum wage protects good employers from bad employers. If an employee’s wage is too low, then the state — and that means the taxpayer — is subsidising the employer in paying the employee’s wages.