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laundry_queen

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35. Yep.

Reply to NoGOPZone (Reply #20)

Thu Mar 7, 2013, 08:31 AM

Mar 2013

econ 101 people.

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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