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IndyPragmatist123

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4. Honestly, this is incredibly ignorant

Wed Mar 6, 2013, 07:32 PM

Mar 2013

This could easily be countered by pointing out membership fees by someone who doesn't want to bring economics into the discussion. If you actually want to use economics, you would realize that wages and prices are much more complex than a screen grab of two businesses with incredibly different business models.

But, I guess people just want to dumb things down. Who cares if you have no clue what you are talking about, as long as you are right.

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If Raising The Minimum Wage Causes The Price Of Goods To Rise... [View all] JaneyVee Mar 2013 OP

My experience when managing a business was that it doesn't. Cleita Mar 2013 #1

Exactly JonLP24 Mar 2013 #7

many businesses will raise prices anyways demwing Mar 2013 #18

Not really. You have to be competitive and if others don't like CostCo. It doesn't behoove Cleita Mar 2013 #22

There's another level - politics. demwing Mar 2013 #23

As long as people will pay it, they will raise it. lonestarnot Mar 2013 #32

Because the Waltons have the integrity of a dog's rectum. BlueJazz Mar 2013 #2

Stop insulting dogs rectums! Rectum? Hell, nearly killed 'em! nt Mnemosyne Mar 2013 #36

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Mar 2013 #3

Honestly, this is incredibly ignorant IndyPragmatist123 Mar 2013 #4

Nice. Welcome to DU. trof Mar 2013 #6

LMAO.. clueless about Costco are we? SomethingFishy Mar 2013 #8

Woohoo! Thanks for saying what I was going to Duer 157099 Mar 2013 #15

Yow. That left a mark. demwing Mar 2013 #19

good lord, that $15,000 spend at Costco krawhitham Mar 2013 #24

Yeah, I have 3 teenage boys... SomethingFishy Mar 2013 #38

A bit smug, aren't we? IndyPragmatist123 Mar 2013 #28

If you know so much about business models then you also know how Walmart works. progressoid Mar 2013 #29

It's a different business model davidn3600 Mar 2013 #30

Thanks for your CONCERN. Duly noted and filed appropriately. nt. OldDem2012 Mar 2013 #14

Your mushy mouth crap does not even make sense... angstlessk Mar 2013 #16

Wages do not and cannot affect retail prices. mbperrin Mar 2013 #17

Wages and prices are also much more complex NoGOPZone Mar 2013 #20

Yep. laundry_queen Mar 2013 #35

And check this one out for pharmacy prices airplaneman Mar 2013 #5

I asked someone once why they believed Wally World had the lowest prices, their answer - Mnemosyne Mar 2013 #37

if we paid our workers nothing, goods would be free!!!!! ZRT2209 Mar 2013 #9

WWoo-hoo! mbperrin Mar 2013 #13

Figures,...that's the one sitting in the kitchen... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #10

Costco probably had a promotion running at the time taught_me_patience Mar 2013 #11

I just checked both of their websites. The prices are still the same as in the OP. n/t Contrary1 Mar 2013 #12

I actually made this a couple of hours ago on photoshop. Prices are as of today. JaneyVee Mar 2013 #21

I love Costco riverbendviewgal Mar 2013 #25

It's not the price of merchandise. Delmette Mar 2013 #26

Maybe if the head honchos quit giving themselves huge bonuses and pay..... glinda Mar 2013 #27

Since when is $10.10 a living wage? Walmart has a captive market base. Walmart shoppers are lonestarnot Mar 2013 #31

"At Costco, we know that paying employees good wages makes good sense for business" pampango Mar 2013 #33

Of course raising wages will increase prices. But it's not a wash because prices don't go up as much reformist2 Mar 2013 #34