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The devil is in the details. If my neighbor works sixty hours a week measly for food and shelter, is he or is he not infringing on my right for fair pay for my own work?

His not infringing on anybody if its mutely agreed contract.

The solution for his issue is to find a way further up the value chain.

Almost any government intervention which attempts to help him will have a hidden side effect.

> His not infringing on anybody if its mutely agreed contract.

You're supposing that both sides have the same bargain power

And you'd like to enforce that moral position on others through law?

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Yes, because this can be logically reasoned as a basic right.

It's when it starts going further(which the eu has) is when it becomes a problem.

Where do these rights come from?

I'm not against government in total. Government should enforce basic rights for individuals. Beyond that it becomes dubious.

Who decides which rights are basic and which are not? Is healthcare a basic right? Clean potable water? Safe work environment? Education?

There's tons of philosophy on what is a basic right and what is not. They can convey the ideas better than I can.