1.   It was clear to the classical writers that there were tens of thousands of workers who were unemployed and who were prepared to work at the going wage rate.

2.   So what forces impeded the real wage rate from falling so as to bring into employment those willing to work at the going wage rate?

3.   After all, one reason so many are expected to be employed in service jobs like restaurant and home care is that the going wage rates will be low.

4.   After a government decree that the hands had to be paid going wages, ranch owners locked them out.