That works out to $7.21 per hour by my calcs.
When I got out of the Navy and started college, I worked at a funeral home for $1.60 per hour, plus an apartment over the place. That was minimum wage at the time. They gave me 40 hours every week, and I got to wear nice suits and drive a really big Cadillac! I started selling their funeral plots on commission, and made about a hundred times as much!
Walmart has an obligation to it's owners and shareholders, not it's employees. They are able to go start their own business if they don't wish to accept what their employer wants to pay. Others will gladly take their place. It is not rocket science!
"Water seeks it's own level!"
... a "new" inlet on Hatteras Island. Betcha it's been there before!