Payment How   In the bookkeeping text Im studying it says hours worked times rate of pay minus taxes deducted is net pay In the specific example the employee was paid about the federal minimum wage Looking at it from the employees point of view it seemed nowhere near enough Looking at it from the employers point of view it seemed impossible because it had to come from not only charging more for products than the company bought them for but also from people actually buying it and being able to buy it I wonder what the book was leaving out Then I read this article and it didnt tell me either Tell me how does the free market add up Why does it work Is it a miracle Is it some part of business I dont know about