Lou Decruss wrote:

> Wow! Thanks for the info. And somehow they're still making money.
> And Walmart can't pay a living wage. I might start liking TJ's more.
> Or not. lol

Well Walmart certainly could pay higher wages, but then they couldn't
keep their prices so ridiculously low... and there in lies the
contradiction of the average American - they want to earn union wages,
but they want to drive Volkswagens, Volvos and Honda. They say they
care about losing manufacturing jobs, but IKEA makes & sells all the
chic and trendy stuff they gotta have. $18 an hour for a cashier makes
us feel all warm and fuzzy until that .39 can of beans cost $1 and then
the idea that waving a hand over a scanner constitutes a career makes
less sense.

If Walmart started paying wages on par with specialty stores like TJs
and Whole Foods the complaint would be that the lack of a low cost
retailer, like Walmart, is hurting the poor.

Economic literacy is not the average Americans' strong suit.