At Walmart, HR decides employees don't need a wage which frees them from reliance on the food stamps the government has decided they need to survive, paid for by taxes they purport to need to collect from those who appear to have more than is needed. While the employees might decide they need a better job, alternative employers decide they'll need education or training provided by entities who decide how much money is needed in fees to achieve this.
Seems those that decide are those that have that which is needed, or the power to enforce their decision with threats of imprisonment. Most with enough to spare decide they need freedom more than money, and decide who to vote for to best address their needs, thereby granting the government the mandate they need to decide.
It's a vicious circle.