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Originally Posted by woj
I don't see how anything is getting subsidized, walmart pays exactly what the market wage is for those jobs... if anything is getting subsidized, it's not walmart's fault, it's the government's fault... so blame the government... 
and no one says "eat them", they should be trained so they become capable of doing slightly more productive work than just stocking shelves... it's only a matter of time before we create robots to do that, or workout how to train monkeys to do those jobs... |
As our nations largest retailer and employer walmart sets the wage level. And they have set it so taxpayers pick up the slack. And thinking better jobs are available in small towns that have seen most small businesses close in walmarts wake is wishful thinking.
America is full of hard working ordinary people that would love to have better jobs but need to support their families with whatever they can find. These are the ones walmart uses.
I personally know a woman that's an assistant manager in a Ky. location. She has been there since they opened 20 some years ago. She makes less that $15. an hour. Worse she won't be getting any bonuses for years as the expensive repair work on a huge faulty retaining wall on the property is being assessed as operating costs for hers store. Any excuse to lower labor costs is walmarts policy.