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But that is EXACTLY what you are asking for in this case

That is not what I am asking for. I am asking for Wal Mart to do the moral thing and shave off some of their billions and companies like them to pay their people a living wage as defined in previous posts.

Wal Mart is so powerful they can dictate to suppliers what they will pay. That's what they did to Rubbermaid. Luckily Rubbermaid squeaked by that one, but how long they can hold on is anybody's guess.

I don't want any other dish drainers than Rubbermaid because I'm spoiled and Rubbermaid is an American company who obviously has to import their materials from the foreign market. I liked K-Mart and Sears as separate entities. All these buyouts are not good for our country in the long run.

In the 70's during a four-year period as a computer programmer, my company changed hands twice; my paycheck had three different company names on it. Luckily they bought the employees in the buyout and only brought the new managers in. That was the 70's.

"That is not what I am asking for. I am asking for Wal Mart to do the moral thing and shave off some of their billions and companies like them to pay their people a living wage as defined in previous posts."

So their should be a minimum wage... but not in law? An optional minimum wage?
Can I at least have an estimate of the living wage that they should morally pay their employees in your fantasy world? Then maybe we can try to contemplate how much that would cost investors that own Wal-mart stock, how many Wal Mart stores would have to shut down, and in turn how many of the people you claim to be helping would now be unemployed.

In the 70's during a four-year period as a computer programmer, my company changed hands twice; my paycheck had three different company names on it. Luckily they bought the employees in the buyout and only brought the new managers in. That was the 70's.

<sarcasm>Wow, after all that turmoil it's a wonder you're still alive. Congratulations! </sarcasm>

If you do not like Wal Mart then leave it alone. The people I see working there are high school and college students and retired people. I have a much younger friend. She works at a day care in a church. But, she is smart. She is going to college at night to better herself. That is what you do. There are all kinds of scholarships out there and some are never used. If you try, a company might pay for that education.

BTW, I do not feel sorry for you. We have a small company we started. During the rough rimes, we did without a pay check so the employees got paid. This went on for several months. We cut back on what we spent. I would imagine this would be true of many small companies.