Wal-Mart's Bad? You Asked For It

Wal-Mart's detractors should look at their own consumer choices.

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March 1, 2005, 12:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

Taking a different perspective to the 'Wal-Mart question', one that is demand-side rather than supply-side, author and ex-Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich urges us to consider our own choices as consumers, noting that "many of us pressure companies to give us even better bargains" though a direct result of this is that it "hammers workers and communities". He concludes that government regulations may be the only solution to ensuring quality jobs AND low prices.

Thanks to Mike Flynn

FULL STORY: Don't Blame Wal-Mart

Monday, February 28, 2005 in The New York Times

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