"Walmart is the largest employer in the United States. Now if we were back in the 1950's, General Motors was the largest employer of the United States. General Motors in today's dollars was then paying its workers about $50 to $60 an hour. Today, Walmart is paying the average worker, including its part-timers, $8.80 an hour."-Robert Reich.
Friday, December 06, 2013
Seeking the Soul of America.
"Walmart is the largest employer in the United States. Now if we were back in the 1950's, General Motors was the largest employer of the United States. General Motors in today's dollars was then paying its workers about $50 to $60 an hour. Today, Walmart is paying the average worker, including its part-timers, $8.80 an hour."-Robert Reich.