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That's surprising. In the past walmart has supported increases in the minimum wage because they know it hurts their competitors more than it hurts them. They sh
by Houshalter 9y ago
That's surprising. In the past walmart has supported increases in the minimum wage because they know it hurts their competitors more than it hurts them. They shove the cost of higher wages off to higher prices for consumers and keep the same profit.
In any case within a few years these jobs will likely be automated, and walmart will stop hurting all those poor employees.
- mtberatwork 9y agoWalmart has acquiesced to increases in minimum wages only under protest from their workers and even then, the increases were pitiful. [1] [1] 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...
- Houshalter 9y agoWalmart raising it's own wages voluntarily is different than supporting a law that forces all companies to raise wages.
- mtberatwork 9y agoWalmart raising its own wages under protest is different than Walmart raising them voluntarily.