Politicians and pundits cheer and jeer over individual companies' employment decisions. How weirdly corporatist we've become.
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It's especially misleading in this age of information bubbles. In Red Bubble: anecdotes of bonuses and raises. In Blue Bubble: anecdotes of closings and layoffs. Two Disconnected Americas.
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This isn't the government's job (except, maybe, in extraordinary macroeconomic circumstances). I thought we agreed on this. Either way, it definitely does not paint an accurate picture of the costs and benefits of fiscal policy. Stop it. (I know they won't). Alright. Rant over.
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I thought it was $3!
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And it started over a year ago. $9 - $10, and then $10 - $11 scheduled in advance for this year. They just spun this year's raise as because of the tax bill (even though the plan had been public knowledge for a while) because they thought it'd be good PR.
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Oh, but
@SpeakerRyan is soooo proud of Walmart for giving those raises! Not everyone wl get a bonus & most wl be far less than $1000 (<10% of $1000). Waltons apparently think they're not rich enough, w $130B net worth. BAN WALMART & SAMS! Speak w your wallet! Show Ryan who's bossThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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