I just wish that somebody could prove to me why it is Wal-mart's or any other corporation's responsibility to pay what YOU consider to be a living wage. The gov't says that they only have to pay minimum wage. If they're doing better than that then what's the problem?

This is a free country and nobody tells them that they have to work for Wal-Mart. If they're not happy then don't take the job. Eventually, the lack in quality workers will drive the labor prices up in search for those people. Let them go out and open up their own businesses or find other jobs elsewhere. And don't come back saying that the jobs that Wal-Mart offers are the only ones available. The newspapers are full of job offers. You just have to be willing to do whatever it takes to succeed in your job as well as life.

Wal-Mart is like any other large company, well, is like any other company of any size. The reason that you go into business is to make a profit. Not to make sure that everybody in your community has health care or makes $40,000/yr. They are not there to provide a valuable service to your community. If they do provide a valuable service to your community then we should thank them instead of demanding that they do more and then haul them to court if they don't or even worse than that, try to extort more money from them for higher wages. No wonder they are shutting the doors in communities that are trying to form unions. If their costs go up then, ultimately, yours do to.

You probably know down to the penny on how much you need each week to keep what you have and maybe get a little bit more. Believe me....Wal-Mart knows exactly how much they need to keep what they have and to gain a little bit more. If they can't get that, then why shouldn't they close the doors?

Afterall, nobody, whether it be an individual or a corporation, likes to lose money.


Hubby