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16 Post author: Larks 08 October 2014 11:48PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 12 October 2014 08:25:34AM 0 points [-]

If they paid 100% to the blonds, then they eliminate any benefit to them from hiring blondes in particular,

Not necessarily (assuming by “they” you mean an individual employer rather than the market as a whole) -- in that scenario, the most qualified blond willing to work for 100 will be more qualified that the most qualified brunette willing to work for 100.