[blaise]

Okay, so what about Christmas. But what about the minimum wage hike they are calling for?

Maybe discovering what Henry Ford discovered - you can do better business if your employees (and, by extension, OTHER businesses' employees) can afford to buy what you're selling. Impoverishing the working classes may not ultimately be good for business.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Ah, so you lean liberal on that subject? That explains a lot.

[HiTech RedNeck]

So, let Wal Mart pay more if it wishes. It doesn't have to try to control every other business.