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title: "7 Pay Higher Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Pay Higher quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Pay Higher sayings and thoughts."
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> [The blunt tools of legislation or union power can force a corporation to pay higher wages, but if employees don't create an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-platt/the-blunt-tools-of-legislation-or-union-power-can-force-a-corporation/)

[Charles Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-platt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14a/charles-platt-20450_additional_the-blunt-tools-of-legislation-or-union_753298.jpg)

> [We are all are equal, but some pay higher tax rates than others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-rich/we-are-all-are-equal-but-some-pay-higher-tax-rates-than-others/)

[Jeff Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-rich/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cd/jeff-rich-22332_equal_we-are-all-are-equal-but-some-pay-higher_911734.jpg)

> [American workers won't be able to compete fairly for jobs until companies have to pay higher wages in countries like China and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-stern/american-workers-won-t-be-able-to-compete-fairly-for-jobs-until/)

[Andy Stern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-stern/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f47/andy-stern-21412_able_american-workers-won-t-be-able-to-compet_1712430.png)

> [Whoever is for higher taxes, feel free to pay higher taxes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-carolla/whoever-is-for-higher-taxes-feel-free-to-pay-higher-taxes/)

[Adam Carolla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-carolla/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/424/adam-carolla-2058_feel_whoever-is-for-higher-taxes-feel-free-to_1852604.png)

> [Lycos needs to be bought because other suitors will have to pay a higher premium](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-barrett/lycos-needs-to-be-bought-because-other-suitors-will-have-to-pay-a/)

[Andrew Barrett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-barrett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3e/andrew-barrett-26642_higher_lycos-needs-to-be-bought-because-other-s_2111999.jpg)

> [We've long known that firms can pay higher wages if they spend less on workplace safety enhancement. Libertarians ask, "If a worker…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-h-frank/we-ve-long-known-that-firms-can-pay-higher-wages-if-they-spend-less/)

[Robert H. Frank](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-h-frank/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3a/robert-h-frank-16805_accepting_we-ve-long-known-that-firms-can-pay-high_2361982.jpg)

> [Average male pay is higher than average female pay for a simple reason. Despite decades of enforced equality, women still have babies,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-hitchens/average-male-pay-is-higher-than-average-female-pay-for-a-simple/)

[Peter Hitchens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-hitchens/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ef/peter-hitchens-4419_equality_average-male-pay-is-higher-than-average_2400203.png)

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