[LeoMcNeil]

The problem here isn’t that Wal-Mart’s wages aren’t high enough. The problem is that the welfare state is too generous. The state makes it easy for people to never aspire to anything greater than a low wage Wal-Mart employee and then leftists act shocked when people who perform simple tasks aren’t paid very much.

Lurking in the background here is that Wal-Mart likely takes in billions in food stamp purchases every year. Just about every food seller is on the dole and make no mistake their lobbyists are working hard to ensure food stamps aren’t cut back.

[cripplecreek]

The problem here isn’t that Wal-Mart’s wages aren’t high enough. The problem is that the welfare state is too generous.

Bingo.

[tbw2]

Another matter - it isn’t Walmart’s fault if someone chooses part time work while the kids are in school or to retain Social Security benefits or quits in August for fear of losing EITC.
Walmart has many adults who would be above poverty level, too, if only moved from part time to full time, but Obamacare mandates actually hurt in that regard. People who worked 39 hours now work 29 and now get neither health insurance nor enough work from one company to pay the rent.

[AIL]

Very astute assessment. Wal-mart, Meijer, Food Lion, etc. get a lot of money from the government through food stamps. That is the real travesty not the wages they pay. Wholefoods even take bridgecards, but the folks who get them can't shop their since they would deplete their monthly budget for 1.5 week of groceries. When governmrnt makes our tax dollars available to businesses we lose big time.

[VRW Conspirator]

Just about every food seller is on the dole and make no mistake their lobbyists are working hard to ensure food stamps aren’t cut back.

Bump. The big sellers have a double win with the welfare state. The gimmedats can live on low wages WHILE collecting govmint money. They turn around and buy from stores like Wal-Mart.