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And their "research" is used by right-wing conservatives to justify fracking, and other environmentally damaging agendas. http://www.nofrackingway.us/2012/11/0

• harryh 10y ago
  The paper I linked to wasn't done by NBER. They just host a database of research done by basically all academic economists. Your ad hominem attack isn't even aimed at the right people.
  • matchagaucho 10y ago
    Like I said... follow the money. I choose to filter this out as false authority, not ad-hominem.
    • harryh 10y ago
      Everyone chooses which science they want to deny so they don't have to confront inaccuracies in their world view. I guess this is yours.
      • matchagaucho 10y ago
        There's no science required here. Walmart is a minimum wage body shop. Plain and simple. So at best, their presence in a community only displaces other minimum wage jobs, or creates more minimum wage jobs. http://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/03/walmart-can-afford-15-minimum-wage-commentary.html http://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/03/walmart-can-afford-15-minimum... The paper cited is a typical right-wing conservative position that corporate ladders with management positions provide workers with more opportunities for advancement, and thus possibly higher wages.