Walmart Threatens To Shut Down Stores If DC Passes Living Wage Bill

[nextdrinksonme]

Walmart fought hard to persuade DC residents to let it open stores in the district. But now the retail giant is threatening to walk away from three planned sites if the DC City Council passes a “living wage” bill that would require all major employers to pay workers a minimum of $12.50 an hour

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[chaya]

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lol bless you for this

[shadwrayvn]

LOL ILY for this!

[robintheshrew]

Best comment ever

[alryssa]

Such bullshit. As usual, it's the low-income employees who will pay the price, every fucking time, no matter what.

[simply_blah]

Unrepentant greed, that's all it is.

[satellite__eyes]

Fuck off, corporate pigs.

[abiding]

What greedy assholes.