I didn't even know that was the thread ... in the first place, if Wal-Mart paid their workers over $10 an hour, they would reduce their very high turnover and boost morale and productivity ... if in fact, the $12.50 is a realistic living wage for D.C., then I applaud the council, who, if other councils joined them, are serving workers' interest in the long run ... someone has to take the lead ... it'll be interesting to see what Wal-Mart does ... they weren't telling Wal-Mart they didn't want their jobs, rather Wal-Mart was trying to hold the city hostage by threatening to pull out ... think of it as giving in to terrorists (economic terrorists in this case) demands ... it's not a good idea ... I suggest they stay, pay their workers a living wage, boost morale, boost productivity, lower turnover, and just ask Wal-Mart's CEO to take a little less ... instead of making 1,034 times more than the median Wal-Mart worker, how about he makes 597 times, as Target's CEO makes, who has the second highest pay ratio ... I read somewhere that roughly half of Wal-Mart's worker live under the poverty line ... anyway, here are even better ratios - Amazon.com 18:1
Sunoco 15:1
Microsoft 12:1