On 7/11/13 8:58 PM, Cheryl wrote:
> In DC, legislators voted and passed to require a "living wage" for
> hourly rates paid to its employees. We had a conversation about this
> here recently.
>
> Walmart is now rethinking its plan to open 3 new stores in DC just
> because they will be forced to pay their employees enough for them to
> live on.
>
> The news here is all over this. A huge conglomerate with billions in
> profits decide not to expand here because they have to shell out more
> for salaries. Will they also close existing stores? Probably....

There are no existing stores in DC. There are three under construction,
and three more planned. All may be scrapped.

-- Larry