--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "Cliff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Of course there's not. Large economies end up averaging out - > > competition forces them to. But an idealogue never lets facts > > cloud an issue. > > I don't have time to cut and paste at the moment, > but here are some of the facts on Wal-Mart's wages: > > http://tinyurl.com/abdlf
Judy, the link states: "Wal-Mart pays an average hourly wage of $8.23 an hour, according to independent expert statistical analysis, which falls below basic living wage standards and even below poverty lines. " If Wal-Mart offers such low wages, why are so many of those workers fat, obese, smoke and drive to and from work in their own cars? > > (By "averaging out" above, are you referring to > what's called the "Wal-Martization" of wages, i.e., > in order to compete with Wal-Mart, other businesses > have to cut their workers' pay?) > > > > > > --- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > In a message dated 9/10/05 3:20:22 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > > > > > I'd say it's a draw, actually. They're taking > > > > > some of the profits they made by screwing low- > > > > > income folks > > > > > > > > How do they "screw low-income folks"...by providing goods and > > > > services at prices much lower than the next retailer? > > > > > > Oh, lots of ways, but the context here was their > > > low wages. > > > > > > > > > Are Wal-Mart wages that much lower than other wages of jobs with > the same > > > description? Are Wal-Mart wages any different than say Target or > K-Mart or even > > > most mom and pop retail businesses? Serious question, I don't > know. It's > > > hard to imagine there would be much difference. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
