Originally Posted by KFWA
I wouldn't want to make the argument that in order for Wal-Mart to sell US made shoes in the US for $15 , American workers have to accept a salary of $500 a month , which is about what a Chinese worker makes for shoes.

However, because of the profit that Wal-Mart makes from selling a $15 shoe , it should allow them to pay American workers who unload and stock those shoes the prevailing market wage.


I'm not making an argument either way, just saying that a company is going to maximize their profits.If that means producing in China for slave wages, they will. If that means paying minimum wage (which is the artificially inflated prevailing market wage) to stock shoes, they will.