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So where is this "right" written that the rights of human labor gives government the authority to determine wages? It's not in the Constitution. It's not in the Declaration of Independence. It was never a discussion by our founders.
How much you make is entirely up to you, not industry. That's the beauty of a capitalist free society that made us the wealthiest and strongest country in the world. Jobs are not a social obligation. Nobody signed on to that when they opened up a business. If you want government to determine what you are paid, move to Cuba or North Korea.
So you're for child labor? The exploitation of children by capitalists? Child labor laws aren't in the constitution. Society determines its laws and what government can and can't do. If a capitalist-run society determines that human labor has the right to get paid a living wage, then that's the law. Rights come from society, not from another dimension or from extraterrestrials. Human beings create rights and values and enforce them accordingly.
Capitalism creates gross inequality and requires government intervention to save it every few years. The history of capitalism in the US is one of many booms and busts, a long series of recessions and catastrophic depressions every seven to twelve years, requiring a socialist/government bailout. Without the government, capitalism can't function.