[Chi-townChief]

WOW - 'good' Target is going the same route as bad old WalMart. This should piss off a few lefties.

[gridlock]

If discount retailers pull out of the Chicago market, the consumers of Chicago will wind up paying hundreds of dollars in excess costs for every dollar of benefit that may have accrued to any of these low-wage employees. Even by the standards of Liberals, 0.1% to 1.0% of the money getting to where it is supposed to be is a poor investment.

This is emotionalism disguised as politics. If this goes through, some outfit will come along and build to the rule with stores of 89,999 square feet, pay the employees whatever they want, and use the non-competitive market to screw the consumer.

This is stupid, even for Democrats.

[Cheburashka]

Chicago aldermen(and women): the closest you can come to being brain dead without a flat line.

[Mister Da]

I don't shop at Target since they banned the Salvation Army bell ringers at Christmas. I believe they also financially support the gay agenda.

Having said that, good for them for standing up to the socialists in Chicago.

This "living wage" crap on "big-boxes" is just the beginning. Soon, it will apply to all retailers, who will drastically reduce employees, puting many people out of work.

And who is to say what a LW is?

Socialists are either the dumbest people on the planet, or they are the biggest crooks. Either way, they do a disservice to the people they claim to represent.

[F. dAnconia]

Normally I would say "who cares". Target and Wal-Mart can just raise prices in the Chicago area to defer the additional cost. These morons can then reap what they sow. I doubt, however, that this will be the case. The more likely scenario would be for these companies to distribute the additional cost in stores everywhere. This is because they will still have to be competitive in the Chicago area. For example, why increase cost in Chicago where you have more competition from "non big box" stores. It is easier to distribute these increased costs in podunk towns where there is little or no competition.

I could be wrong about this. I don't pretend to have an MBA. It just seems more logical.

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Shrug Atlas, shrug!

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

The left would like to destroy business and private property. They succeed whenever they are given the chance.

[DTogo]

Why not make the minimum "living wage" at least $20/hour plus 401(k) and benefits, maybe higher? Yeah, that'll be a real boom to the economy...

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I mean...over here, LOL! (Two postings of same article.)

[Gabz]

WalMart Ping!

My My, my - will wonders never cease.

[jiggyboy]

Target real estate executive Chris Case was scheduled to meet with African-American aldermen Thursday...for an intense session of "white guilt", intimidation, and shakedowns...

[SMM48]

I hope Target folds their Chicago tents. Local/state governments dictating saleries to private industry. Remember, Chicago is a BIG union city. KMA, Chi-town.

[Still Thinking]

Well, just start a subsidiary "Target of Illinois". I'm sure it would have under a billion in sales.