If the market determined pay (employees shopped around and companies wanted to pay low), the resulting pay would be, presumably, lower than what people are comfortable with. Why is this? Are there any policies which have resulted in this gap? It seems unnatural to me.
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The gap between 'what people are comfortable with' and 'market-determined pay'
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probably something to do with the unemployment rate. it's more of a sellers market.