I’m going to jump the fence today and bash Wal-Mart for once. I’m decidedly pro-Wal-Mart on most issues, and I realise that this particular one is a little dated (maybe I’ll try to follow up on it) but I haven’t heard much about it since the initial reports… Wal-Mart has been advocating a higher minimum wage, via WaPo. Unfortunately, this type of crap, gives the free-market a bad name. It is an abuse of power disguised as altruism – and when the truth comes crashing down, the economists of the world will be able to say “I told you so.” But our cries will be in vain, drowned out by the inevitable claims that this sort of action is proof that the free market is bad, … Read entire article »