&gt;They already do this.<p>Not according to the article.<p>&gt;Vail Resorts; owner of Breckenridge, Keystone, Vail, Beaver Creek, and Heavenly is a the only large employeer in most of these towns. They have a high degree of local political influence and like to leverage the fact that they provide low cost housing (about 1&#x2F;3 of market prices) so they can exploit their employees more efficiently.<p>In that case market forces will act much more quickly. As soon as people stop deciding to work as slaves, instantly Vail Resorts will do something about it. There&#x27;s no incentive for them to do anything while they still have the cheap labour.