Freedom to Work Act 2026 A Bill to restore the ancient right of a man to sell his own labour at a price he himself judges fit, without the interference of the State. This Act would: 1️⃣Repeal the statutory minimum wage as a precondition to lawful employment. 2️⃣Restore the right of individuals and employers to agree wages freely, subject to common-law contract principles, genuine protections against fraud and duress, and existing safety and working-condition law. 3️⃣Replace statutory wage-fixing with free contract and disclosure: work by agreement, subject to clear rules against deception, rather than work only at a price set by the State. The statutory minimum wage stops employers and workers from agreeing their own price for work. Instead, the State sets one price for everyone, and it’s illegal to work for less. The result is plain to see. When the State forces wages above what many jobs are actually worth, those jobs simply stop existing. Entry-level roles disappear. Young people and those without experience can’t get a foot on the ladder — not because they don’t want to work, but because the law makes it illegal for anyone to hire them at a price both sides would accept. So instead of low-paid jobs, we get no jobs: replaced by machines, cut from the payroll, or never created at all. The presumption of liberty is restored: A man may sell his labour on terms he himself accepts. If the State says he may not, the State must show lawful cause.