Money is as money does, and U.S. currency, whether paper bills or entries in bank accounts, acts in all ways like money, even though it is “no more” than promises of debt or valid payment of tax obligations so there’s something question-begging about insisting that it’s not “real...
The first is quite strict while the second, which is used by self-certifying employers to set actual pay scales, has plenty of wiggle room. Warning, dense reading ahead! Here is the initial definition of “prevailing wage” in 8 USC 1182(n)(1)A) The employer (i) is offering ...