Walmart would need to raise its base pay to $15 an hour
to properly compensate its workers and relieve America's taxpayers from
picking up part of its payroll tab. Can Walmart afford it? The Walton
family saw their fortune increase by $21 billion last year alone. For
about half that amount they could give every one of Walmart's 1.3
million U.S. employees a $5-an-hour raise.
Saturday, April 11, 2015
Walmart's Small Wage Increase Not Enough for Employees, Taxpayers
Walmart would need to raise its base pay to $15 an hour
to properly compensate its workers and relieve America's taxpayers from
picking up part of its payroll tab. Can Walmart afford it? The Walton
family saw their fortune increase by $21 billion last year alone. For
about half that amount they could give every one of Walmart's 1.3
million U.S. employees a $5-an-hour raise.
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