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...public investment for job creation and an enhanced welfare state. He has, furthermore, proposed a minimum wage across Europe to reduce immigration into Britain while advancing the welfare of citizens throughout the region. Significantly, he and his supporters are also directly putting into question the traditional relation of profit to pay. In contrast to giving employers...

...public debate. Indeed, there are even arguments that wages should not be raised! Here I provide an overview of the current reasons for low wages and how this problem can best be addressed. Significantly, the problem of low wages is nothing new for capitalist economies. Since the mass introduction of wage labour in the 19th century there have always been contentious...