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:: Monday, January 03, 2005 ::
The Secret to Wal-Mart's Success: Corporate Crime posted by Jordan Barab, Confined Space
In a chilling reversal of Henry Ford's strategy, which was to pay his workers amply so they could buy Ford cars, Wal-Mart's stingy compensation policies -- workers make, on average, just over $8 an hour, and if they want health insurance, they must pay more than a third of the premium -- contribute to an economy in which, increasingly, workers can afford to shop only at Wal-Mart.------------------------------------------- posted 11:39 AM :: reference link ::
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