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Gura: Some people have argued that Walmart could just raise wages, and I wonder why they haven’t done that – why they’ve decided not to? Clark: Well, Walmart is a business. They have reasons why they think their approach is the best thing for their bottom line, and their shareholders…There’s also this other point that an economist at UC Irvine named David Neumark brings up: “I wish they were more skilled and were worth more in the labor market, but assuming that’s not going to happen in the near future, I’d certainly rather they get those benefits than not get them,” Neumark said of food stamps going to low-wage workers.

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