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I have heard of this journalist before. Apart from the absolute lack of an explanation as to WHY Walmart cannot pay higher wages (spoiler - it's complicated!)

by onoj 13y ago

I have heard of this journalist before. Apart from the absolute lack of an explanation as to WHY Walmart cannot pay higher wages (spoiler - it's complicated!) also, I find the link in the S.H.A.M.E. project of interest. http://shameproject.com/profile/megan-mcardle/ http://shameproject.com/profile/megan-mcardle/

jusben1369 13y ago
Meh. Either her content is substantially right or it's substantially wrong. Let's just debunk her theories if we don't believe her vs personally attacking her. This "She's a conservative activist from the heart of Koch!" is no different (or less offensive) than "She's a bleeding heart liberal from Berkeley!"
- gchpaco 13y ago
  I have a limited amount of time in my life and no wish to spend it playing "spot the logical fallacy in every paragraph" with McArdle. I have found it more efficient to learn that she is a feckless human being who will lie (by omission and otherwise) and entirely ignore her than teasing out the truth in her writings, which would require reading in detail the primary sources she is allegedly summarizing as well as the ones she silently omits. Calling ad hominem is well and good and something to keep in the back of your mind, but I tend to agree with Daniel Davies that "giving known liars the benefit of the doubt" is more likely to steer you wrong.
- onoj 13y ago
  There was a lot of content, but the premise of the article - that it would explain why Walmart paid less than Costco, was missing. From that I wondered if the article itself was just some form of PR or politically motivated rather than unbiased journalism.
- crdoconnor 13y ago
  >Meh. Either her content is substantially right or it's substantially wrong. Let's just debunk her theories Let's also get some context about where these theories are coming from. If people understood why people like her are shills and who they're shills for they might be a little more skeptical.
hearty779 13y ago
Large tech companies earn much higher margins than Walmart. Why aren't telling them to pay their janitors more?
- mvid 13y ago
  The market does that. Their janitors get paid a lot.
  - twoodfin 13y ago
    No, like Costco's sample hawkers, most janitors at tech companies are contractors, and probably not paid all that well.

by onoj 13y ago

jusben1369 13y ago

Meh. Either her content is substantially right or it's substantially wrong. Let's just debunk her theories if we don't believe her vs personally attacking her. This "She's a conservative activist from the heart of Koch!" is no different (or less offensive) than "She's a bleeding heart liberal from Berkeley!"

gchpaco 13y ago
I have a limited amount of time in my life and no wish to spend it playing "spot the logical fallacy in every paragraph" with McArdle. I have found it more efficient to learn that she is a feckless human being who will lie (by omission and otherwise) and entirely ignore her than teasing out the truth in her writings, which would require reading in detail the primary sources she is allegedly summarizing as well as the ones she silently omits. Calling ad hominem is well and good and something to keep in the back of your mind, but I tend to agree with Daniel Davies that "giving known liars the benefit of the doubt" is more likely to steer you wrong.
onoj 13y ago
There was a lot of content, but the premise of the article - that it would explain why Walmart paid less than Costco, was missing. From that I wondered if the article itself was just some form of PR or politically motivated rather than unbiased journalism.
crdoconnor 13y ago
>Meh. Either her content is substantially right or it's substantially wrong. Let's just debunk her theories Let's also get some context about where these theories are coming from. If people understood why people like her are shills and who they're shills for they might be a little more skeptical.

hearty779 13y ago

Large tech companies earn much higher margins than Walmart. Why aren't telling them to pay their janitors more?

mvid 13y ago
The market does that. Their janitors get paid a lot.
- twoodfin 13y ago
  No, like Costco's sample hawkers, most janitors at tech companies are contractors, and probably not paid all that well.