New York Times :: Wal-Mart, a Nation Unto Itself
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> Wal-Mart has created a very different model from General
> Motors, he added, noting that G.M. helped build the world's
> most affluent middle class by paying wages far above the
> average and by providing generous health and pension plans.
> Mr. Lichtenstein said G.M.'s wage pattern spurred other
> companies to raise compensation levels, while Wal-Mart's
> relatively low wages and benefits - its workers average
> less than $18,000 a year - were doing just the opposite.

I wonder if the Federally defined poverty-line figures into their determination of base salaries.
posted by Tomohiro Idokoro @ 7:16 AM

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