I want to agree with you, but I'm not sure I do. It's very clear that Walmart drives down wages among suppliers. Workers clearly don't earn a ton of money. But

I want to agree with you, but I'm not sure I do. It's very clear that Walmart drives down wages among suppliers. Workers clearly don't earn a ton of money. But do shoppers benefit? And are employees worse off relative to their alternatives? I would be surprised to find out that the first was the case, and curious-how-but-not-quite-surprised about the second.