“Raise the Wage” activists last year protested Wal-Mart and demanded that the retail giant raise employee pay. Wal-Mart did raise its starting wage, but an ensuing cut in worker hours soon had progressives scratching their heads.
Cuts in hours might have just been the tip of the iceberg:
#BREAKING: Walmart to Close 154 U.S. locations; about 10,000 employees to be affected https://t.co/abj60fV4Zx pic.twitter.com/D4I4MoNw0K
— KTLA (@KTLA) January 15, 2016
Walmart to close 154 stores in the US; 10,000 workers affected | Fox News | https://t.co/fy0hp9ILEN
— Jeanette (@jbmesser53) January 15, 2016
Coincidental timing was spotted:
https://twitter.com/KristinaRibali/status/688013037236781059
Go figure.
How many times does reality need to rear its head before dumbass libs see the impact of their advocacy https://t.co/FozbvSJrCf
— DC Dude (@DCDude1776) January 15, 2016
Imagine that. It's almost as if there were immutable laws of economics… https://t.co/mMrAQyP59Q
— Sheik Yerbouti (@YerboutiSheik) January 15, 2016
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