Do people realize how we would have less people on foodstamps if Wal-Mart paid their workers a livable wage?

I do know that retail prices are affected by what it costs the company to get the items. If you have a cheaper distributor, you can sell the item for less and still get a good profit. The lower prices bring in more people.

Even if you pay the same cost for the item, and sell it cheaper, you may still make more because you're selling more of the item.

Sure I know how Walmart makes its money. Overseas, it dictates what wholesale prices it will pay and those who sign the contracts (and get the lion's share of the manufacturing side of the profit) then secure the most inexpensive raw materials and dictate to the workers how much they'll earn while filling WalMart's contracts. WalMart forces manufacturers to compete against one another to meet the price that it's willing to pay.

It's a pretty dictatorial system completely lacking in respect for the skills and time of those who labor to produce what WalMart sells. Nordstrom and WalMart don't have the same customer base so you can't compare them. Nordstrom sells quality and service to a narrow market while WalMart sells cheap to a wider market.

Nordstrom actually takes care of its patrons;-).

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