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? I think this is a good idea, and I think unions and minimum wage laws are a good idea.

you appear to think there is some kind of contradiction there?

What if I (as a runner) bid $10 on a task that took me two hours to complete?

Minimum wage laws are there to prevent employees from being paid peanuts. They don't apply to the self-employed.

what if you did? that would make you a bad businessman, but I dont think your business acumen is an argument either for or against the minimum wage?