51.   Historically, high wages have helped Delta remain the least-unionized major airline.

52.   Hospital executives in New York City said the payments they received for medical education were justified by high wage costs and because they served large numbers of Medicare patients.

53.   In an industry not known for high wages, free food is an enticing perk.

54.   In spite of the financial odds, the lure of high wages is too good for many to resist.

55.   Indeed, a combination of the social safety net, the application of the national minimum wage and federal tax breaks for manufacturing keep competitive wages quite high.

56.   Japan, unlike other countries in Asia, has a high wage rate that has historically kept its citizens at home.

57.   More companies are prepared to replace striking workers and more seem willing to move production elsewhere to escape high wages.

58.   Plants with relatively high wages are unlikely to be competitive without a spirit of cooperation and teamwork.

59.   The damage would come at a time when German companies are already struggling to absorb the recent round of high wage settlements for German workers.

60.   The lesser-known George Gunton, a British immigrant, preached that shorter working hours and high wages stimulated mass consumption, profiting worker and capitalist alike.