What? Most jobs pay less that minimum wage.
> E.g., in the last BI experiment, work effort was reduced by 13% - more than double the effect of the great recession.
Because 13% didn't feel like being slaves anymore.
> A much better solution is the Basic Job.
That's slavery.
http://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/cps/characteristics-of-minim...
I'm going to ignore your blatant misuse of the term "slave".
Your figure of 0.9% is for people over 25 who earn exactly minimum wage (1.6% in that line earn less than it)
Edit: Also, if you're not paid hourly (i.e. flat salary), you'll not be included in those tables. So if you're salaried at minimum wage, but work unpaid hours (which seems to be common in the US), you're earning less than the minimum wage, but not "Officially".
You can change the denominator if you like, that doesn't change the substance. Regardless, 0.94% or 3.9% is far less than "most" (which is what mrottenkolbar claimed).
[0] http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=age+histogram+of+the+US...
The only incorrect statement anyone has made is "most".