Quote: Dally "It's massively profitable because it pays low wages and people want to buy from it as a result.
So, ultimately it is the "consumer" who drives the wages. '"
Nonsense. As has been pointed out with profits of $15bn it could afford to pay its 800 odd thousand worker who earn less than $25K more without affecting prices.
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It's obviously not the consumer who drives this. It's the the level of profit the company chooses to take.
Quote: Dally "Waitrose offer an alternative model in the UK but the vast majority of people cannot afford to shop there or choose not to.
Until people are educated and care about their actions nothing will change. If people accepted higher grocery bills and cancelled their cheap foreign holidays, weekend breaks, etc the country would be alot better.'"
Who can afford or chooses to shop at Waitrose has nothing with why Wall Mart exploits its employees.
People boycotting low wage employers or being educated didn't bring about the minimum wage either. Nor will them being educated and caring about their actions force change on the likes of Wall Mart. Reguation of the seemingly unfettered market is the only thing that will force such change.
Arguing its all our fault for buying cheap goods is a cop out justification for the excesses of capitalism.
