[Beetle01]

I am not particularly debating the efficacy of Walmart: I am suggesting that, yes, I would like to see a real debate about what a "Living Wage" might look like. If a "Living Wage" means paying $22 at Walmart instead of the $18 I just paid, I'm for it. I don't know if that would mean $30,000 or not (I doubt it), and while I am for progressive taxation, I am not opposed to an overall evaluation of business taxes in relation to productivity, job creation, etc. I do think average people are more vulnerable to predatory corporate practices. I do think people deserve a living wage.

Thats true, but if WalMArt does become predatory with their prices, a lower tax rate means a starter business can come right in and compete with them, because they will be keeping more of their profits. If they are paying too much of their profits in taxes, Wal_Mart can just undersell them until they go out of business, even if it means operating at a small loss, or minimal gain for Wal-Mart. Thats the nature of the game. Our govt needs to do what it can to keep things fair both the business's and the customers.

First thing is first and that is to bring jobs back to America. Its a very easy solution. Do away with free trade with any country that is not benificial to both us and them. South Korea is one for sure. Mexico is another. Canada is okay because they have the same business practices we do, and its no cheaper for labor in Canada than it is here. Columbia is okay because they import alot from us.

Lower our business tax so that it is competive with the rest of the world market.

You do those things and I'd say youll see an influx of over 3 million very well paying jobs return to America in just a short few years, and many many more in the years after. We should want the world aching for stuff from the USA, not the other way around. you may pay more, but you get a better product. Also the dollar is worth more again.

Next thing is get off foreign oil. Drill now and until it is gone 300 years from now. Surely before then we will have figured out some form of alternate energy that can mostly replace fossil fuels, when also combined with Hydrogen, Solar, and Wind technologies as they get better. They are in no way capable of taking over in the next 50 years, if then.