The problem is with companies that don't have much feeling for the value of their employees. Then they wonder why they have to spend so much time hiring and training new employees as their turnover rates grow due to poor wages and stifling work environments. When I have had employees, I have paid them far above minimum wage or at union wages as I learned quickly that having happier, long term employees that I could depend on and promote from within saved me a ton of money in the long run over low paid, unhappy short term employees. A sound business plan should include such. Companies that do the bare minimum aren't contributing to the betterment of our community, rather they are part of the problem - and a burden to the taxpayers who have to help subsidize their labor, medical insurance costs, and profits.