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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Walmart finally goes into Chicago.

After a long battle Walmart finally is let into Chicago. They were kept out because they did not pay a "living wage", whatever that is supposed to mean. So Walmart took their jobs and tax base to the suburbs. Apparently the bad economy is bad enough to make the nay-sayers see the light. Senator Phil Gramm said it best...."the greatest social program in the world is a W2 form." Amen and good luck to those peeps looking to fill the 10,000 new jobs at Walmart.





http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704293604575343213367759640.html?mod=loomia&loomia_si=t0:a16:g2:r3:c0.215305:b35450826

1 comment:

josephcmiller2 said...

Wouldn't a "living wage" be $7.25 per hour - according to our own government? Anything beyond that might be considered "wage profits" or "excess charges" by greedy workers.