Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 10/17/2015 1:51 AM, sf wrote:
>
>> Walmart is easy pickins. Think about it. Two of the Waltons rank
>> among the top ten richest people in the world and it's all thanks to
>> Sam, an honest guy who did the right thing by his employees and
>> customers. He'd be rolling over in his grave if he knew the
>> shenanigans being played with his employees today. $9 hr is a total
>> farce, as will the $12 be if or when it is finally reached. Do the
>> math. If you have no assets or savings to dip into, can you live on
>> that?
>>
>
> Live? Doubt it. Survive? Yes, if you are living with mom.
Or it's a second job, supplemental income in retirement, etc.
Lotsa options there beyond your example.
> That may
> not be such a bad wage for a high school kid, but it is not a living
> wage.
Depends on how one lives, how many wage earners are in the family, etc.
> Nor can a large retailer expect to staff their stores with high
> school kids.
And yet they manage too with both younger and older employees.
> WalMart is always the easy target, but most all retailers fit into the
> same situation. The solution though, is higher prices.
No it is NOT!
That raises the cost of basic goods and services for ALL, but it hits
the poor the hardest.
> Go back to 1960
> when we had full service department stores with real sales people. They
> were paid a better wage,
Oh really?
Citation?
> they had people that could assist you and had
> knowledge of the items they sold. From my memory, it was early 1960s
> that K Mart and a few now defunct others changed to the lower price
> format we see today. Shoppers voted with their dollars and flocked to
> them putting the department stores out of business.
Retail is a moving target, always.
> With some exceptions, the majority of the people say they want to see
> the help paid more, yet they still look for the lowest possible price.
> Yes, I only want my goods made in the USA, but I only want to pay China
> prices.
Too true.
> OB food- Can anyone recommend a good wine to go with my dollar menu burger?
Annie Green Springs?